NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jacob Merkel

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Los Angeles, CA

Jacob Merkel is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1376249359, issued on Feb 1, 2023. Check the license (California 95031454, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376249359
Name
Jacob Merkel
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
95031454 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6464 W Sunset Blvd Ste 740, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone
(424) 588-5350
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2023
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250715002124); 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 6464 W Sunset Blvd Ste 740

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

  1. Keerthan Somanath, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1578941415

Verify Jacob Merkel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. K Somanath MD IncHollywood, CA

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

Jacob Merkel among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California

Jacob Merkel is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 62% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lesya BindasLos Angeles, CA 900281396300984
  2. Mallory DegrayLos Angeles, CA 900281336889146
  3. Viktoriya GolovatsckaLos Angeles, CA 900281144865502
  4. Robert Jimenez, NURSE PRACTITIONERLos Angeles, CA 900281497155360
  5. Anthony Leslie, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BCLos Angeles, CA 900281588376925
  6. Pedro Morante, NPLos Angeles, CA 900281689038507
  7. Prince OkosunHollywood, CA 900281699099424
  8. Natalie Plasencia, NPLos Angeles, CA 900281750866141

Common questions

What is Jacob Merkel's NPI number?

Jacob Merkel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376249359, issued on Feb 1, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jacob Merkel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6464 W Sunset Blvd Ste 740, Los Angeles, CA, 90028. Phone: (424) 588-5350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jacob Merkel's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95031454, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.