Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Pinole, CA
Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pinole, California, and NPI 1144515792, issued on Jun 11, 2011. Check the license (California C138791, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- C138791 CA
ME110135 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Pinole Valley RD, Pinole, CA 94564
- Phone
- (510) 243-4100
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160217002689); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1301 Pinole Valley RD
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Verify Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C138791Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,256 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium398 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate364 claims
- Losartan Potassium248 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium168 claims
- Lisinopril164 claims
- Atenolol136 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncPinole, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pinole
They are 13 of the 370 NPPES records with a practice address in Pinole, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Pinole → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maihan Amiryar, M.D.Pinole, CA 945641427298199
- Elizabeth Anthony, MDPinole, CA 945641164441663
- Caleb Arthur, MDPinole, CA 945641518583301
- John Henson Caparas, DOPinole, CA 945641962730002
- Elizabeth Casey, DOPinole, CA 945641295231314
- Miriam Dunham, MDPinole, CA 945641306026505
- Arwen Mohr, M.D.Pinole, CA 945641740311885
- Patricia Oconnor, M.D.Pinole, CA 945641720006380
Common questions
What is Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino, MD's NPI number?
Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144515792, issued on Jun 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Pinole Valley RD, Pinole, CA, 94564. Phone: (510) 243-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C138791, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Faith Cheryle Abalos Merino, MD had 4,256 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries; 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.