Andrew Merritt, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Laguna Hills, CA
Andrew Merritt, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1760455174, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (California A65482, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Merritt
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- A65482 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23422 Mill Creek Dr, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 900-1300
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 900-1318
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050303000251); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23422 Mill Creek Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patrick Le, MPTPhysical Therapist1346275112
Verify Andrew Merritt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A65482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 339 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen145 claims
- Gabapentin141 claims
- Meloxicam115 claims
- Methylprednisolone114 claims
- Tramadol Hcl106 claims
- Pregabalin94 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 68.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Andrew W Merritt MD IncLaguna Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Merritt among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Andrew Merritt, M.D. is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
All 1,549 in California → Every provider in Laguna Hills → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stefan Gustafson, DPTLaguna Hills, CA 926531790287464
- Pinella Holder, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531306958996
- Cheryl Johnson, PT, DPTLaguna Hills, CA 926531386984219
- Kathi Livingston, OTRLaguna Hills, CA 926531194894212
- Robert Manolakas, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531598804817
- Holly Olsen, DPTAliso Viejo, CA 926531235765975
- Behdad Ravari, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531881974699
- Joshua Bauer, PTAHuntington Beach, CA 926481336723915
Common questions
What is Andrew Merritt, M.D.'s NPI number?
Andrew Merritt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760455174, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Merritt, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23422 Mill Creek Dr, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 900-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Merritt, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A65482, 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 Andrew Merritt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Merritt, M.D. had 1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Merritt, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.9 of 100. 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.