Joseph F. Merola, M.D., M.M.SC.
Dermatology Physician · Dallas, TX
Joseph F. Merola, M.D., M.M.SC. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1881807469, issued on May 8, 2007. Check the license (Texas U7242, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph F. Merola
- Credential
- M.D., M.M.SC.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- U7242 TX
239148 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5939 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75235
- Phone
- (214) 645-2400
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231109001822); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5939 Harry Hines Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rim Alkawas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1174052591
- Dale Arocha, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255780839
- Ainslie Barnard, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1760661615
- Kimberly Brown, LCSWClinical Social Worker1629784020
Verify Joseph F. Merola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U7242Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
376 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate38 claims
- Taltz Autoinjector25 claims
- Valacyclovir22 claims
- Ketoconazole21 claims
- Dupixent Pen20 claims
- Otezla20 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $141,546.54
221 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
Other dermatology physician records in Texas
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- Angela Abouassi, MDEl Campo, TX1083109532
- Sina Aboutalebi, M.D.Abilene, TX1932391232
- William Abramovits, M.D.Dallas, TX1154379188
- Daniel Achtman, M.D.Plano, TX1255389102
- Jordan Achtman, MDPlano, TX1457705295
- Samuel Adelman, M.D.San Antonio, TX1578562872
- Alissa Adler, MDHouston, TX1710516497
- Max Adler, MDDallas, TX1801835434
- Kent Aftergut, MDCedar Hill, TX1922091016
Common questions
What is Joseph F. Merola, M.D., M.M.SC.'s NPI number?
Joseph F. Merola, M.D., M.M.SC.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881807469, issued on May 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph F. Merola, M.D., M.M.SC. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5939 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75235. Phone: (214) 645-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph F. Merola, M.D., M.M.SC.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U7242, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph F. Merola, M.D., M.M.SC. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph F. Merola, M.D., M.M.SC. had 376 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.