NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merna Naji, MD

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Sacramento, CA

Merna Naji, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1003471509, issued on May 9, 2019. Check the license (California A197866, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003471509
Name
Merna Naji
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
A197866 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3301 C St Ste 1500, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone
(916) 734-7463
Enumerated
May 9, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241015004374); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3301 C St Ste 1500

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

  1. Michelle AbrahamMedical Physician Assistant1952875957
  2. David Basco, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1790413920
  3. Jin Yop Chang, MD, PHDNeurological Surgery Physician1760182281
  4. Debra Fishman, PSY.D.Health Psychologist1942449772
  5. Cody GradyPhysical Therapist1780172544
  6. Kendrick Khoo, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1891158663

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  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

37 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Merna Naji37
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $265.06

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Merna Naji$265.06
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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. Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
  2. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSacramento, CA

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

Merna Naji among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California

Merna Naji, MD is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2019, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California

There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Giles, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161598024960
  2. Margaret Portwood, MDSacramento, CA 958161508849084
  3. Sameer Sharma, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161366734071
  4. Christopher Lee, DOSacramento, CA 958171508489501
  5. Kevin Nasre, DOSacramento, CA 958171043833841
  6. Duke Shen, DO, MENGSacramento, CA 958171275279770
  7. Gregory ShinamanSacramento, CA 958171922749860
  8. Hunter Vincent, DOSacramento, CA 958171538514153

Common questions

What is Merna Naji, MD's NPI number?

Merna Naji, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003471509, issued on May 9, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merna Naji, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3301 C St Ste 1500, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 734-7463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merna Naji, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A197866, 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 Merna Naji, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Merna Naji, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.