NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary Joseph Merlino, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · Miami Beach, FL

Gary Joseph Merlino, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Miami Beach, Florida, and NPI 1760483192, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Florida OS6638, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760483192
Name
Gary Joseph Merlino
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
OS6638 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4308 Alton RD Ste 310, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone
(305) 604-2888
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2026
Fax
(305) 604-2886
Medicaid ID
376114200 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111108000440); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4308 Alton RD Ste 310

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Freddie Prieto, DOInternal Medicine Physician1013659002

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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,571 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gary Merlino1,571
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium75 claims
  2. Mounjaro71 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
  4. Celecoxib56 claims
  5. Temazepam53 claims
  6. Nebivolol Hcl40 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): 91.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%98.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,672.68

59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gary Merlino$1,672.68
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Primary Care Physicians GroupMiami, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gary Joseph Merlino among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Gary Joseph Merlino, DO is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

112 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Miami Beach

They are 112 of the 2,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Miami Beach, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Orlando Caballero, M.D.Miami Beach, FL 331401417944117
  2. David Cohn, M.D.Miami Beach, FL 331401275510513
  3. Alejandro Del Valle, DOMiami Beach, FL 331401720080609
  4. Maria Diaz, D.O PHARMDMiami Beach, FL 331401851383913
  5. Martin Drost, MDMiami Beach, FL 331401235135351
  6. Lewis Elias, M.D.Miami Beach, FL 331401134106453
  7. Leilany Irizarry-Colon, MDMiami Beach, FL 331401962408120
  8. Ivan Jonas, MDMiami Beach, FL 331401265438410

Common questions

What is Gary Joseph Merlino, DO's NPI number?

Gary Joseph Merlino, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760483192, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary Joseph Merlino, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4308 Alton RD Ste 310, Miami Beach, FL, 33140. Phone: (305) 604-2888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary Joseph Merlino, DO's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number OS6638, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gary Joseph Merlino, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gary Joseph Merlino, DO had 1,571 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gary Joseph Merlino, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.8 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.

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