Cesar Luis Merino, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Vicksburg, MS
Cesar Luis Merino, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1770933731, issued on Jun 20, 2016. Check the license (Mississippi 26855, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cesar Luis Merino
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 26855 MS
C3277 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2100 Highway 61 N, Vicksburg, MS 39183
- Phone
- (601) 883-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250117002846); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2100 Highway 61 N
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Verify Cesar Luis Merino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 26855Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $38.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 4 group practices
- Deaconess Hospital, Inc.Henderson, KY
- Greenbrook Physician Services, LLCSouthaven, MS
- RH Mississippi Hospitalist Medicine LLCJackson, MS
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cesar Luis Merino among 116 hospitalist physician records in Mississippi
Cesar Luis Merino, M.D. is one of 116 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 68% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2009 among the 94 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 116 hospitalist physician records in Mississippi.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Steven Tincher, MDRidgeland, MS 391571487813168
- Radha Alur, MDJackson, MS 392161548259559
- Frederick Asher, MDJackson, MS 392161790714806
- Kenneth Ball, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161770593014
- Pradeep Bathina, M.D.,Jackson, MS 392161619232345
Common questions
What is Cesar Luis Merino, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cesar Luis Merino, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770933731, issued on Jun 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cesar Luis Merino, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Highway 61 N, Vicksburg, MS, 39183. Phone: (601) 883-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cesar Luis Merino, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 26855, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cesar Luis Merino, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cesar Luis Merino, M.D. had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.