Francisco Javier Merino, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Fontana, CA
Francisco Javier Merino, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fontana, California, and NPI 1104017318, issued on Aug 5, 2007. Check the license (California 20A9656, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francisco Javier Merino
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A9656 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7798 Cherry Ave, Fontana, CA 92336
- Phone
- (909) 355-1296
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (909) 355-1333
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080123000558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francisco Javier Merino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A9656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
644 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 13% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin71 claims
- Mupirocin59 claims
- Azithromycin50 claims
- Ibuprofen36 claims
- Sucralfate27 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl25 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupFontana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francisco Javier Merino among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Francisco Javier Merino, D.O. 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
198 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fontana
They are 198 of the 3,012 NPPES records with a practice address in Fontana, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Francisco Javier Merino, D.O.'s NPI number?
Francisco Javier Merino, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104017318, issued on Aug 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francisco Javier Merino, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7798 Cherry Ave, Fontana, CA, 92336. Phone: (909) 355-1296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francisco Javier Merino, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A9656, 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 Francisco Javier Merino, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francisco Javier Merino, D.O. had 644 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.