NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leah Ayn Mergen, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Sioux Falls, SD

Leah Ayn Mergen, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1023389392, issued on Jan 19, 2012. Check the license (South Dakota 0799, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023389392
Name
Leah Ayn Mergen
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0799 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
521 N Main Ave Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone
(605) 367-8214
Enumerated
Jan 19, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
6837110 SD
6837112 SD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120407000013); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 521 N Main Ave Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brittany LyleNurse Practitioner1659931822

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

2,673 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leah Mergen2,673
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium175 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium131 claims
  3. Omeprazole108 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium98 claims
  5. Lisinopril90 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium81 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

  1. Avera MckennanSioux Falls, SD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Leah Ayn Mergen among 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota

Leah Ayn Mergen, PA-C is one of 674 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 48% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2014 among the 482 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 53% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

245 physician assistant records list a practice address in Sioux Falls

They are 245 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brett Bastian, PACSioux Falls, SD 571041043245467
  2. Renee Blaha, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571041396700449
  3. Kathie Daak, PASioux Falls, SD 571041386640225
  4. Loran Frost, PASioux Falls, SD 571041619091287
  5. Michelle Healy, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571041285663757
  6. Chelsey Kortan, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571041083853162
  7. Ryan Krempges, PA CSioux Falls, SD 571041427074665
  8. Michael Noordsy, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571041871590281

Common questions

What is Leah Ayn Mergen, PA-C's NPI number?

Leah Ayn Mergen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023389392, issued on Jan 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leah Ayn Mergen, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 521 N Main Ave Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104. Phone: (605) 367-8214. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leah Ayn Mergen, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 0799, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Leah Ayn Mergen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leah Ayn Mergen, PA-C had 2,673 Medicare Part D claims for 234 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.