Erich Merkel
Pharmacist · Mount Vernon, WA
Erich Merkel is a pharmacist with a practice address in Mount Vernon, Washington, and NPI 1265841399, issued on Aug 2, 2014. Check the license (Washington PH00018234, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erich Merkel
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- PH00018234 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2301 Freeway Dr, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
- Phone
- (360) 428-3911
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 428-3688
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erich Merkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PH00018234Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 93% of the cost of the top drugs
46 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Arexvy17 claims
- Shingrix15 claims
- Boostrix Tdap11 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.
Erich Merkel among 7,777 pharmacist records in Washington
Erich Merkel is one of 7,777 pharmacist records with a practice address in Washington. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 pharmacist records list a practice address in Mount Vernon
They are 33 of the 1,500 NPPES records with a practice address in Mount Vernon, and 7,777 pharmacist records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Erich Merkel's NPI number?
Erich Merkel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265841399, issued on Aug 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erich Merkel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2301 Freeway Dr, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273. Phone: (360) 428-3911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erich Merkel's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PH00018234, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erich Merkel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erich Merkel had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.