Andrew Merola, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Andrew Merola, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1477555159, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (New York 189354, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Merola
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 189354 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 567 1St St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Phone
- (718) 777-1885
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 777-9613
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Andrew Merola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 189354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone20 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $306.78
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in New York
There are 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York
- Armin Afsar-Keshmiri, M.D.Glens Falls, NY1003815184
- Marc Agulnick, MDMineola, NY1700875846
- Samuel Akhnoukh, MDStony Brook, NY1730767401
- Alexander Akoto, MDRochester, NY1750873675
- Todd Albert, MDNew York, NY1447297775
- Paul Alongi, M.D.Huntington Station, NY1396748216
- Alexios Apazidis, M.D.Saint Albans, NY1245494368
- Joshua Auerbach, MDBronx, NY1881754448
- William Barrick, MDPoughkeepsie, NY1336165414
- Sushil Basra, MDCommack, NY1295948115
Common questions
What is Andrew Merola, MD's NPI number?
Andrew Merola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477555159, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Merola, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 567 1St St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Phone: (718) 777-1885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Merola, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 189354, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Merola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Merola, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.