Benjamin Ray Merbler
Family Medicine Physician · Ashland, OR
Benjamin Ray Merbler is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ashland, Oregon, and NPI 1134748114, issued on Apr 10, 2020. Check the license (Oregon DO217148, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Ray Merbler
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DO217148 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 628 N Main St, Ashland, OR 97520
- Phone
- (541) 201-4930
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240105003863); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Ray Merbler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license DO217148Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,207 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium282 claims
- Lisinopril282 claims
- Losartan Potassium278 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate250 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium164 claims
- Gabapentin130 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Asante Physician PartnersAshland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Ray Merbler among 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon
Benjamin Ray Merbler is one of 2,847 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 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 2020, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2009 among the 1,671 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ashland
They are 33 of the 949 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Ray Merbler's NPI number?
Benjamin Ray Merbler's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134748114, issued on Apr 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Ray Merbler located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 628 N Main St, Ashland, OR, 97520. Phone: (541) 201-4930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Ray Merbler's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number DO217148, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Ray Merbler prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Ray Merbler had 5,207 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Ray Merbler's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.