Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Dale Merrill, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Fresno, CA

Dale Merrill, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1396732749, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1396732749
Name
Dale Merrill
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
Practice location
1313 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 439-6808
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1313 E Herndon Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shaukat Ali, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1154521540
  2. Ashley AllenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205410537
  3. Susan Araujo, NP, PACritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1972674174
  4. Kirandeep Batth, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124221932
  5. Udayveer BrarInternal Medicine Physician1861134975
  6. Yudhveer Brar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568081750

Verify Dale Merrill in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Dale Merrill12
  2. Specialty average3,149

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 85.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score91.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,322 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in California

  1. Abdul Abbasi, MDLong Beach, CA1710071717
  2. Lillian Abdelmalek, MDSacramento, CA1881343796
  3. Robin Abdelmalik, M.D. FACCTemecula, CA1275656662
  4. Roberto Abdelnur, MDEl Centro, CA1982648606
  5. Sohail Abdi-Moradi, M.D.Moorpark, CA1376862938
  6. Nadia Abelhad, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1619400801
  7. Mohammad Abid, MD FACCIndio, CA1699857706
  8. Georges Abou Rjaili, MDRiverside, CA1073896544
  9. Maria Abraham, M.D.San Francisco, CA1669436960
  10. Theodore Abraham, M.D.San Francisco, CA1467427096

Common questions

What is Dale Merrill, MD's NPI number?

Dale Merrill, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396732749, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dale Merrill, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1313 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 439-6808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dale Merrill, MD's license?

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 Dale Merrill, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dale Merrill, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dale Merrill, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.8 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.