Diana Teresa Merino, APN
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Linden, NJ
Diana Teresa Merino, APN is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Linden, New Jersey, and NPI 1275216921, issued on Aug 9, 2023. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ14879000, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diana Teresa Merino
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
- License number
- 26NJ14879000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 809 N Wood Ave Ste B, Linden, NJ 07036
- Phone
- (908) 486-7773
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Diana Teresa Merino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ14879000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024
4,115 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate146 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium124 claims
- Eliquis102 claims
- Mirtazapine94 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate85 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $708.04
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 3,903 providers of this specialty with any payment received $742.05 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.
Diana Teresa Merino among 547 gerontology nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Diana Teresa Merino, APN is one of 547 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2023, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 69% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LG0600X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers in New Jersey
There are 547 gerontology nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
All 547 in New Jersey → Every provider in Linden → Gerontology Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 gerontology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Myung Kim, NPLinden, NJ 070361053133017
- Agnes Mathew, APNLinden, NJ 070361245954635
- Nicole Pugh-Martin, DNPLinden, NJ 070361083369847
- Jan AcampadoLivingston, NJ 070391487427001
- Argel Baltazar, AGACNP-BCLivingston, NJ 070391366995128
- Lovely BeauclucheLivingston, NJ 070391851112072
- Julie BentonLivingston, NJ 070391356533970
- Silvia Calderon, ADULT GERONTOLOGY NPLivingston, NJ 070391710490305
Common questions
What is Diana Teresa Merino, APN's NPI number?
Diana Teresa Merino, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275216921, issued on Aug 9, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diana Teresa Merino, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 809 N Wood Ave Ste B, Linden, NJ, 07036. Phone: (908) 486-7773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diana Teresa Merino, APN's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ14879000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Diana Teresa Merino, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diana Teresa Merino, APN had 4,115 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. 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.