Alex Merlo, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Pittsfield, IL
Alex Merlo, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsfield, Illinois, and NPI 1710365358, issued on May 15, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036147880, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Merlo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 036147880 IL
4301107174 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 W Washington St, Pittsfield, IL 62363
- Phone
- (217) 285-2113
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190710003069); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Merlo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036147880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
171 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin18 claims
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro12 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.
4 hospitals and group practices
- Blessingcare CorporationPittsfield, IL
- Hillsboro Area Hospital, Inc.Hillsboro, IL
- Schuyler County Hospital DistrictRushville, IL
- Thomas H Boyd Memorial HospitalCarrollton, IL · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Merlo among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Alex Merlo, MD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsfield
They are 7 of the 106 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsfield, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Alex Merlo, MD's NPI number?
Alex Merlo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710365358, issued on May 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Merlo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 W Washington St, Pittsfield, IL, 62363. Phone: (217) 285-2113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Merlo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036147880, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alex Merlo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Merlo, MD had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.