NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jonathan C. Merkle, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Montevallo, AL

Jonathan C. Merkle, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Montevallo, Alabama, and NPI 1720064058, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 21192, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720064058
Name
Jonathan C. Merkle
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
21192 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
33 Salem RD, Montevallo, AL 35115
Phone
(205) 665-7991
Enumerated
Dec 19, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(205) 665-2913
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110113000254); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1996
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,534 Medicare Part D claims for 365 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. 210 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jonathan Merkle6,534
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium464 claims
  2. Gabapentin325 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl245 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium231 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate191 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa154 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.

2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Montevallo

They are 2 of the 39 NPPES records with a practice address in Montevallo, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

Other family medicine physician records in Alabama

  1. Anbreen Abbas, MDGadsden, AL1427996651
  2. Bahaa Abdelqader, DOMobile, AL1124757828
  3. Sumayah Abed, MDHoover, AL1902346802
  4. Charles Abney, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL1689760704
  5. Jennifer Abt, DOMontgomery, AL1619218369
  6. Dakota Acton Jones, M.D.Fayette, AL1790167864
  7. John Adams, M.D.Alexander City, AL1326307364
  8. Kynard Adams, MDMontgomery, AL1700873494
  9. Adetunji Adaraloye, D.O., M.P.H.Birmingham, AL1457589350
  10. Jimmy Adkisson, DOBrewton, AL1356364459

Common questions

What is Jonathan C. Merkle, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jonathan C. Merkle, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720064058, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jonathan C. Merkle, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 33 Salem RD, Montevallo, AL, 35115. Phone: (205) 665-7991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jonathan C. Merkle, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 21192, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jonathan C. Merkle, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jonathan C. Merkle, M.D. had 6,534 Medicare Part D claims for 365 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.