Lourdes Gricel Merlo, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Rego Park, NY
Lourdes Gricel Merlo, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Rego Park, New York, and NPI 1902035215, issued on Jul 8, 2009. Check the license (New York 254093, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lourdes Gricel Merlo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License numbers
- 254093 NY
046637 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 65-45 Saunders Street, Rego Park, NY 11374
- Phone
- (917) 536-2009
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 275-4212
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101007000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lourdes Gricel Merlo 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 254093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
54 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Bronxcare Health SystemBronx, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lourdes Gricel Merlo among 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York
Lourdes Gricel Merlo, MD is one of 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 37% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2013 among the 155 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New York
There are 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York.
All 218 in New York → Every provider in Rego Park → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gerald Doherty, MDRego Park, NY 113741285211599
- Pavel Groysman, D.O.Fresh Meadows, NY 113661871855270
- Dhrity Bhowmik, MDFlushing, NY 113551619469111
- Matthew Castillo, MDFlushing, NY 113551336661362
- Robert Crupi, MDFlushing, NY 113551891747788
- Fernando Kawai, M.D.Flushing, NY 113551164682811
- Brigit Palathra, MDFlushing, NY 113551447379755
- Krishna Sindhura Ravipati, MDRichmond Hill, NY 114181750877106
Common questions
What is Lourdes Gricel Merlo, MD's NPI number?
Lourdes Gricel Merlo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902035215, issued on Jul 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lourdes Gricel Merlo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 65-45 Saunders Street, Rego Park, NY, 11374. Phone: (917) 536-2009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lourdes Gricel Merlo, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 254093, 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 Lourdes Gricel Merlo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lourdes Gricel Merlo, MD had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.