Daniel George Merke, DPT
Physical Therapist · Durham, NC
Daniel George Merke, DPT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1851780399, issued on Jan 22, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina P15409, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel George Merke
- Credential
- DPT
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Therapist 225100000X
- License number
- P15409 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 249 E NC Highway 54, Durham, NC 27713
- Phone
- (919) 544-7270
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 313-1276
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150318001740); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel George Merke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license P15409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 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
- Emergeortho PADurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel George Merke among 8,640 physical therapist records in North Carolina
Daniel George Merke, DPT is one of 8,640 physical therapist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 46% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 3,140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
547 physical therapist records list a practice address in Durham
They are 547 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 8,640 physical therapist records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Daniel George Merke, DPT's NPI number?
Daniel George Merke, DPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851780399, issued on Jan 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel George Merke, DPT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 249 E NC Highway 54, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 544-7270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel George Merke, DPT's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number P15409, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Daniel George Merke, DPT's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.