Basem Meri, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Yuma, AZ
Basem Meri, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Yuma, Arizona, and NPI 1255320958, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 3370, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Basem Meri
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 3370 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2851 S Ave B, Yuma, AZ 85364
- Phone
- (928) 344-4308
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 344-1737
- Medicaid ID
- 443325 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050928001256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Basem Meri in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 3370Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,218 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium488 claims
- Metformin Hcl389 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate310 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium251 claims
- Lisinopril207 claims
- Losartan Potassium201 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: $58.39
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Basem Meri among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
Basem Meri, DO is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Yuma
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Common questions
What is Basem Meri, DO's NPI number?
Basem Meri, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255320958, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Basem Meri, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2851 S Ave B, Yuma, AZ, 85364. Phone: (928) 344-4308. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Basem Meri, DO's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 3370, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Basem Meri, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Basem Meri, DO had 7,218 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.