NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merihan Botros

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · West Orange, NJ

Merihan Botros is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in West Orange, New Jersey, and NPI 1497140784, issued on Apr 2, 2015. Check the license (New Jersey 25MD00339800, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497140784
Name
Merihan Botros
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License number
25MD00339800 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 Pleasant Valley Way Ste 204, West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone
(973) 731-1266
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180813003150); 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 1500 Pleasant Valley Way Ste 204

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

  1. Priya PatelFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1497384747

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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

114 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Merihan Botros114
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole28 claims
  2. Mupirocin21 claims
  3. Jublia17 claims
  4. Cephalexin12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%93.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $469.27

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Merihan Botros$469.27
  2. Specialty average$2,972.24

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Dynamic Foot And AnkleRandolph, NJ
  2. Michael Vincent Verdi DpmWest Orange, NJ

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

Merihan Botros among 576 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in New Jersey

Merihan Botros is one of 576 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 473 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in New Jersey

There are 576 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in New Jersey.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Berran, DPMWest Orange, NJ 070521992707079
  2. Leo Davidson, DPMWest Orange, NJ 070521467743732
  3. Priya PatelWest Orange, NJ 070521497384747
  4. Erica Sassoon, DPMWest Orange, NJ 070521568689933
  5. Elliot Joseph, D.P.MParsippany, NJ 070541568774644
  6. Kiran Poylangada, DPMParsippany, NJ 070541568465037
  7. Larry Schuster, DPMParsippany, NJ 070541922178292
  8. Shyam Sheth, DPMParsippany, NJ 070541487060273

Common questions

What is Merihan Botros's NPI number?

Merihan Botros's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497140784, issued on Apr 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merihan Botros located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Pleasant Valley Way Ste 204, West Orange, NJ, 07052. Phone: (973) 731-1266. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merihan Botros's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MD00339800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Merihan Botros prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Merihan Botros had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Merihan Botros's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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