Dale L. Merrill, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Fresno, CA
Dale L. 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 (California G27416, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dale L. Merrill
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G27416 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1313 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 439-6808
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 439-9335
- Medicaid ID
- 00G274160 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dale L. Merrill in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G27416Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Dale L. Merrill among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Dale L. Merrill, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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- William Hanks, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201609845189
- Usman Javed, MDFresno, CA 937201770592578
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Common questions
What is Dale L. Merrill, MD's NPI number?
Dale L. 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 L. 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 L. Merrill, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G27416, 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 Dale L. Merrill, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dale L. Merrill, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dale L. Merrill, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.