Alvin Merilles, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Fountain Valley, CA
Alvin Merilles, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1629421458, issued on Jul 17, 2016. Check the license (California 95044619, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvin Merilles
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 95044619 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17360 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (866) 276-3627
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161115001948); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alvin Merilles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95044619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 638 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin132 claims
- Ibuprofen95 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa89 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass87 claims
- Prednisone79 claims
- Azithromycin75 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Advanced Medical And Urgent Care CenterUpland, CA
- Memorialcare Medical FoundationWestminster, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alvin Merilles among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Alvin Merilles, FNP is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner 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 2016, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fountain Valley
They are 49 of the 2,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Fountain Valley, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Alvin Merilles, FNP's NPI number?
Alvin Merilles, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629421458, issued on Jul 17, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvin Merilles, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17360 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (866) 276-3627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvin Merilles, FNP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95044619, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alvin Merilles, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvin Merilles, FNP had 1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 638 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alvin Merilles, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.