NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Beverly Hills, CA

Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Beverly Hills, California, and NPI 1235557356, issued on Apr 5, 2014. Check the license (California A137840, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1235557356
Name
Merije T. Chukumerije
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A137840 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8501 Wilshire Blvd Ste 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone
(310) 358-3496
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
MC3232267556 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200721003431); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 8501 Wilshire Blvd Ste 200

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

  1. Pedram Navid, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1245727247
  2. Ronit Zadikany, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1780004226

Verify Merije T. Chukumerije in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,516 Medicare Part D claims for 517 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Merije Chukumerije2,516
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium341 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate223 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium151 claims
  4. Eliquis137 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate132 claims
  6. Ezetimibe102 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): 85.7 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 score85.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $2,729.61

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Merije Chukumerije$2,729.61
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

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

Merije T. Chukumerije among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Beverly Hills

They are 44 of the 3,433 NPPES records with a practice address in Beverly Hills, and 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Cole, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111154646289
  2. Ramprasad Dandillaya, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111316900236
  3. Shaun Daneshrad, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111962452565
  4. David Filsoof, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111861686354
  5. Paul Grodan, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111861500662
  6. Pritha Gupta, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111003133422
  7. Jeffrey Helfenstein, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111578572327
  8. Sheila Kar, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111922143007

Common questions

What is Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D.'s NPI number?

Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235557356, issued on Apr 5, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8501 Wilshire Blvd Ste 200, Beverly Hills, CA, 90211. Phone: (310) 358-3496. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A137840, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D. had 2,516 Medicare Part D claims for 517 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Merije T. Chukumerije, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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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