Ann M. Merkel, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Bethlehem, PA
Ann M. Merkel, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1407815806, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA051870, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ann M. Merkel
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- MA051870 PA
25MPOO136700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2775 Schoenersville RD, Bethlehem, PA 18017
- Phone
- (610) 402-8900
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2022
- Fax
- (610) 402-5656
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041105000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2775 Schoenersville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ann M. Merkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA051870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 391 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl345 claims
- Mupirocin159 claims
- Celecoxib123 claims
- Amoxicillin108 claims
- Cefadroxil76 claims
- Methocarbamol44 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: $91.72
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ann M. Merkel among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Ann M. Merkel, PA-C is one of 832 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2013 among the 541 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania
There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
All 832 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Bethlehem → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Chantelau, MMS, PA-C, LAT/ATCBethlehem, PA 180171871922013
- Nicholas Kaufman, PABethlehem, PA 180171427539972
- Deanna Shank, PA-CBethlehem, PA 180171366869810
- Bong SuhBethlehem, PA 180171386244184
- Connor Trygar, PABethlehem, PA 180171700331949
- Martene Imboden, PACFountain Hill, PA 180151992212708
- Kathleen McFarland, PACFountain Hill, PA 180151699963967
- Kevin McGill, PAFountain Hill, PA 180151114136454
Common questions
What is Ann M. Merkel, PA-C's NPI number?
Ann M. Merkel, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407815806, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ann M. Merkel, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2775 Schoenersville RD, Bethlehem, PA, 18017. Phone: (610) 402-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ann M. Merkel, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA051870, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ann M. Merkel, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ann M. Merkel, PA-C had 1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.