John William Merling, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Wilmington, OH
John William Merling, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wilmington, Ohio, and NPI 1457313843, issued on Apr 3, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35057225, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John William Merling
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 35057225 OH
35.057225 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1184 W Locust St, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Phone
- (937) 382-1616
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (937) 382-7877
- Medicaid ID
- 0736065 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070110000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1184 W Locust St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tiffany Burroughs, CNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1073114831
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- Mary Haneberg-Merling, MDPediatrics Physician1871554535
- Mary Inwood, MDInternal Medicine Physician1154382901
Verify John William Merling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35057225Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,401 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 233 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium196 claims
- Omeprazole119 claims
- Gabapentin117 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen94 claims
- Losartan Potassium93 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium87 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): 85.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $159.97
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Trihealth G LLCWilmington, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John William Merling among 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio
John William Merling, MD is one of 5,606 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 3,510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 11 of the 604 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is John William Merling, MD's NPI number?
John William Merling, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457313843, issued on Apr 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John William Merling, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1184 W Locust St, Wilmington, OH, 45177. Phone: (937) 382-1616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John William Merling, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35057225, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John William Merling, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John William Merling, MD had 3,401 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John William Merling, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.
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.