Fernando Merino, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Kansas City, KS
Fernando Merino, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Kansas, and NPI 1659354736, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 04-32737, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando Merino
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 04-32737 KS
001577 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160
- Phone
- (913) 588-6035
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (913) 945-6916
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071129000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 66 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3901 Rainbow Boulevard
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joy Chang, MDAnesthesiology Physician1942194295
- Eva Chevreux, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1669758678
- Lisa Clough, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1780787697
- Amy Dreiling, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1376066589
- Albert Eid, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1114906864
- Wissam El Atrouni, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1407829161
Verify Fernando Merino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-32737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
555 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy80 claims
- Descovy80 claims
- Tivicay68 claims
- Entecavir57 claims
- Genvoya24 claims
- Amoxicillin18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kansas University Physicians IncOlathe, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fernando Merino among 66 infectious disease physician records in Kansas
Fernando Merino, M.D. is one of 66 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 83% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 49 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Kansas
There are 66 infectious disease physician records in Kansas.
All 66 in Kansas → Every provider in Kansas City → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Diana Benitez Sanchez, MDKansas City, KS 661601760731293
- Lisa Clough, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601780787697
- Albert Eid, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601114906864
- Wissam El Atrouni, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601407829161
- Nivedita Ganguly, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601245450642
- Kassem Hammoud, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601972657740
- Dana Hawkinson, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601093935488
- Daniel Hinthorn, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601205939121
Common questions
What is Fernando Merino, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fernando Merino, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659354736, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando Merino, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS, 66160. Phone: (913) 588-6035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando Merino, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-32737, 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 Fernando Merino, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando Merino, M.D. had 555 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Fernando Merino, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100. 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.