Laurie Merlino, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Portland, OR
Laurie Merlino, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1720173925, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Oregon OR PA00827, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurie Merlino
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- OR PA00827 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3550 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97227
- Phone
- (800) 813-2000
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 500601385 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060309000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laurie Merlino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
Search for license OR PA00827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
440 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone216 claims
- Naltrexone Hcl74 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl43 claims
- Naloxone Hcl12 claims
- Oxazepam12 claims
- Gabapentin11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The NorthwestClackamas, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laurie Merlino among 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon
Laurie Merlino, PA-C is one of 2,094 physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2017 among the 1,552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in Oregon
There are 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon.
All 2,094 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Buschman, P.A.Portland, OR 972271750495776
- Jerome Casey, PAPortland, OR 972271659486074
- Ian Clemons, PA-CPortland, OR 972271336246479
- Gregory Davenport, PA-CPortland, OR 972271972542009
- James Deitle, PA-CPortland, OR 972271003000753
- Hannah Dodd, PA-CPortland, OR 972271295892024
- Robert Earl, PAPortland, OR 972271376551234
- Daniel Friedman, PAPortland, OR 972271457375198
Common questions
What is Laurie Merlino, PA-C's NPI number?
Laurie Merlino, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720173925, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurie Merlino, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3550 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR, 97227. Phone: (800) 813-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurie Merlino, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number OR PA00827, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laurie Merlino, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurie Merlino, PA-C had 440 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.