Edward L. Merker, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Pleasantville, NY
Edward L. Merker, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pleasantville, New York, and NPI 1588653109, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (New York 163291, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward L. Merker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 163291 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 Marble Ave, Pleasantville, NY 10570
- Phone
- (914) 769-7300
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (914) 769-7328
- Medicaid ID
- 00925966 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070308000521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 180 Marble Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eva Andersen, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1417176694
- Irina Klyatis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1811986466
- Dora Piccirilli, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1497744049
- Nancy Romeo, RD, CDNRegistered Dietitian1689119547
- Frank Soroka, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659360204
- Richard Strongwater, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1255320800
Verify Edward L. Merker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 163291Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,536 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium452 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium302 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate266 claims
- Losartan Potassium207 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate207 claims
- Furosemide149 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): 99.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $26.31
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- White Plains Physician Services PCPleasantville, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward L. Merker among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Edward L. Merker, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 58% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pleasantville
They are 7 of the 459 NPPES records with a practice address in Pleasantville, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
All 6,417 in New York → Every provider in Pleasantville → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Irina Klyatis, M.D.Pleasantville, NY 105701811986466
- Amanda O'Leary, FNPPleasantville, NY 105701518880681
- Dora Piccirilli, M.D.Pleasantville, NY 105701497744049
- Frank Soroka, M.D.Pleasantville, NY 105701659360204
- Elizabeth Sousa, M.D.Pleasantville, NY 105701760759476
- Richard Strongwater, M.D.Pleasantville, NY 105701255320800
- Piyal Alam, D.O.Rye Brook, NY 105731609296383
- Jorge Espana, M.D.Port Chester, NY 105731811254469
Common questions
What is Edward L. Merker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward L. Merker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588653109, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward L. Merker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 Marble Ave, Pleasantville, NY, 10570. Phone: (914) 769-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward L. Merker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 163291, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward L. Merker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward L. Merker, M.D. had 6,536 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward L. Merker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 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.