Richard Merrill, DO
PulmonologyCritical Care Medicine
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 18-65
- Older Adult >65
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleHospital Affiliations
- Nuvance Health - Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2016
- Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center, Internal Medicine, 2013
- Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine
Locations
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Poughkeepsie
- 21 Reade Place, Suite 1000, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
- Get Directions
- phone: 845-214-1880
- fax: 845-214-1885
Insurance
- Aetna
- Capital District Physicians' Health Plan
- Centivo
- Cigna
- Coventry-Aetna
- Emblem Health
- EmblemHealth
- Empire BlueCross Blue Shield
- Empire Health Plan
- Empire Plan
- Fidelis Care
- Hamaspik
- MagnaCare
- Medicaid Connecticut
- Medicaid New York
- Medicare New York
- Medicare Railroad
- Multiplan Inc
- MVP Health Care
- Northwell Direct
- Oxford Health Plans
- Tricare Humana Military
- United Healthcare
- Wellcare
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
121 ratings, 11 reviewsProvider star ratings are calculated using patient responses to the provider care questions in our patient experience survey. Below you can see the provider’s star rating and the number of his or her patients who have provided feedback. Ratings depicted represent those clinicians that have at least 30 completed surveys on a rolling 12 month basis.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/8/2025
Extremely professional and very personable.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/8/2025
Dr Merrill is a wonderful doctor, and a compassionate person. After my visit, I kept thinking, "His parents must be so proud of him."
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/5/2025
Can’t give an opinion yet as I only saw him once. Will have s follow up.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/28/2025
Very Caring and Knowledgeable
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/28/2025
Dr Merrill always is on time and remembers me from our first meeting at the hospital. He’s a great doctor and wonderful person.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/28/2025
I wished he asked me more questions about my past history
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/2/2025
Very nice and easy to communicate with.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/2/2025
Dr Merrill is a very thoughtful and thorough dr. He put my mind at ease about a condition I was concerned about.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/10/2025
Wonderful doctor very caring and always asks my concerns and answers
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/8/2025
Dr. Merrill takes time with you and gives you time to ask questions. Because of him my asthma is well controlled.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/6/2025
He is easy to talk to and he explains everything that you need to know.