Earl Dean Merkel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Russell, KS
Earl Dean Merkel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Russell, Kansas, and NPI 1396728028, issued on Nov 28, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 04-11253, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Earl Dean Merkel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 04-11253 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 S Kansas St, Russell, KS 67665
- Phone
- (785) 483-3333
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (785) 483-4233
- Medicaid IDs
- 100085860E KS
100085860C KS - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Earl Dean Merkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-11253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Earl Dean Merkel among 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas
Earl Dean Merkel, MD is one of 1,970 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Russell
They are 8 of the 149 NPPES records with a practice address in Russell, and 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alicia Bean, M.D.Russell, KS 676651972629749
- Jill Doerfler-Iniguez, MDRussell, KS 676651801013628
- Jeffrey Kasselman, M.D.Russell, KS 676651316005366
- Thomas Kriley, M.D.Russell, KS 676651164868980
- Sambhundh Panichabhongse, MDRussell, KS 676651417943176
- Tyrel Somers, MDRussell, KS 676651174879936
- Paul Wardlaw, MDRussell, KS 676651821064114
- Jennifer Brull, M.D.Plainville, KS 676631841303807
Common questions
What is Earl Dean Merkel, MD's NPI number?
Earl Dean Merkel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396728028, issued on Nov 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Earl Dean Merkel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 S Kansas St, Russell, KS, 67665. Phone: (785) 483-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Earl Dean Merkel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-11253, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Earl Dean Merkel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Earl Dean Merkel, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.