Craig A. Merrill, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Pismo Beach, CA
Craig A. Merrill, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pismo Beach, California, and NPI 1528060746, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (California G81899, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig A. Merrill
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G81899 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 931 Oak Park Blvd, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
- Phone
- (805) 473-6640
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 473-5873
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050125000705); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig A. Merrill in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G81899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,841 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost871 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol319 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate197 claims
- Timolol Maleate152 claims
- Ofloxacin106 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate104 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): 95.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Pacific Eye Surgeons A California Professional Medical CorporationPismo Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig A. Merrill among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Craig A. Merrill, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Pismo Beach
They are 4 of the 240 NPPES records with a practice address in Pismo Beach, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Craig A. Merrill, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig A. Merrill, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528060746, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig A. Merrill, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 931 Oak Park Blvd, Pismo Beach, CA, 93449. Phone: (805) 473-6640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig A. Merrill, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G81899, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig A. Merrill, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig A. Merrill, M.D. had 2,841 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig A. Merrill, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.