Dr. Douglas E. Merkel, MD

Oncologist

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Dr. Merkel practices Oncology in Glenview, Highland Park, and Evanston, Illinois.

Physician Profile for Dr. Douglas E. Merkel, MD

Addresses:: 2650 Ridge Avenue; Evanston, IL 60201; 2100 Pfingsten Road; Glenview, IL 60026

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 28; Practice Member Since: 1988.; Current Title: Senior Attending; Physician Website: http://www.northshore.org
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Physician Treats:: Breast cancer

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Oncology; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Douglas E. Merkel, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicin 1981
Internship:: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Medical School
Residency:: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Medical School

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Aetna HMO-Elect Choice
Aetna Managed Choice POS
Aetna Open Choice PPO
Aetna Quality POS (QPOS)
BCBS HMOI
BCBS POS-Blue Choice
BCBS PPO-BCBS PPO
Beech Street (PPO)
CCN (PPO)
CIGNA Choice Fund
CIGNA EPO
CIGNA: POS
First Health (PPO)
Galaxy Health Network PPO
Great-West Healthcare POS
Healthcares Finest Network PPO
Humana Choice Care: PPO
Humana IPA-HMO
Humana PPO
Humana, Inc. (POS)
Medicare Cook County
Medicare Lake County
Multiplan Health Network PPO
PHCS (PPO)
PPO Next
Preferred Plan (PPO)
UHC All Commercial Products
UniCare: PPO

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

Yes

Physicians that Share Call:

Jennifer Obel, Bruce Brockstein, Thomas Hensing, Lynne Kaminer, Matthew Adess, Elaine Wade, Ginny Kamboj, Daniel Shevrin, Leon Dragon, and David Grinblatt.

Participates in Clinical Trials:

Yes

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Douglas E. Merkel, MD as of 12/07/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Douglas E. Merkel, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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