Joseph P. Merlino, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Jamaica, NY
Joseph P. Merlino, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Jamaica, New York, and NPI 1518033950, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (New York 138561, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph P. Merlino
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 138561 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8268 164TH St, Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone
- (718) 883-3225
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 883-6193
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph P. Merlino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 138561Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Joseph P. Merlino among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Joseph P. Merlino, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
64 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Jamaica
They are 64 of the 4,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Jamaica, and 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Joseph P. Merlino, MD's NPI number?
Joseph P. Merlino, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518033950, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph P. Merlino, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8268 164TH St, Jamaica, NY, 11432. Phone: (718) 883-3225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph P. Merlino, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 138561, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph P. Merlino, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph P. Merlino, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.