Anthony S. Merino, P.A.-C
Physician Assistant · Porterville, CA
Anthony S. Merino, P.A.-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Porterville, California, and NPI 1821009150, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (California PA12892, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony S. Merino
- Credential
- P.A.-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA12892 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 465 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
- Phone
- (559) 784-1110
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080117000302); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anthony S. Merino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA12892Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin27 claims
- Amoxicillin18 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa17 claims
- Ibuprofen13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Central Valley Emergency MedicinePorterville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anthony S. Merino among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Anthony S. Merino, P.A.-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 physician assistant records list a practice address in Porterville
They are 35 of the 795 NPPES records with a practice address in Porterville, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Anthony S. Merino, P.A.-C's NPI number?
Anthony S. Merino, P.A.-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821009150, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony S. Merino, P.A.-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 465 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA, 93257. Phone: (559) 784-1110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony S. Merino, P.A.-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA12892, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Anthony S. Merino, P.A.-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony S. Merino, P.A.-C had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.