Alejandro Daniel Meruelo, M.D., PH.D.
Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA
Alejandro Daniel Meruelo, M.D., PH.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1265847917, issued on Jun 20, 2014. Check the license (California A140047, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alejandro Daniel Meruelo
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A140047 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (800) 926-7253
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 539-8781
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190628002134); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alejandro Daniel Meruelo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A140047Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
323 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl26 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl18 claims
- Aripiprazole16 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate16 claims
- Mirtazapine16 claims
- Prazosin Hcl16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alejandro Daniel Meruelo among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Alejandro Daniel Meruelo, M.D., PH.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Gregory Bishop, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031003855545
- Joel Dimsdale, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031306877568
- Jeremy Hirst, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031073563714
- Katherine Immerman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031023087939
- Walter Kaye, MDSan Diego, CA 921031922076223
- John Kelsoe, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031184672156
Common questions
What is Alejandro Daniel Meruelo, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Alejandro Daniel Meruelo, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265847917, issued on Jun 20, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alejandro Daniel Meruelo, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-7253. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alejandro Daniel Meruelo, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A140047, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alejandro Daniel Meruelo, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alejandro Daniel Meruelo, M.D., PH.D. had 323 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.