Overview
Howard Mertz is a Gastroenterologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Mertz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
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- EPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- EPO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
3443 Dickerson Pike, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37207
4220 Harding Pike, Suite Aandb, Nashville, TN 37205
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Mertz has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Mertz isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Mertz isDistinguished. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Mertz isDistinguished. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Mertz isDistinguished. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholestasisDr. Mertz isDistinguished. Learn about Cholestasis.
- Crohn's DiseaseDr. Mertz isDistinguished. Learn about Crohn's Disease.
- Advanced
- AchalasiaDr. Mertz isAdvanced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Mertz isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AscitesDr. Mertz isAdvanced. Learn about Ascites.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Mertz isAdvanced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Mertz isAdvanced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Experienced
- Accessory PancreasDr. Mertz isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Pancreas.
- Ampullary CancerDr. Mertz isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- Anal FissureDr. Mertz isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- AnemiaDr. Mertz isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Mertz isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Mertz isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.