Merrick Lester Bautista, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbus, OH
Merrick Lester Bautista, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1952807729, issued on Apr 2, 2018. Check the license on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merrick Lester Bautista
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- T0716 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 376 W 10TH Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
- Phone
- (613) 293-3570
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211020000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 376 W 10TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Matthew BarrazaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760943070
- Animah Boateng, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679333660
- Jarred Bowman, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1336521186
Verify Merrick Lester Bautista in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of OhioCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
315 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir48 claims
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Prednisone15 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: $16.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Travis County Emergency Physicians PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
427 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 427 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Merrick Lester Bautista, MD's NPI number?
Merrick Lester Bautista, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952807729, issued on Apr 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merrick Lester Bautista, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 376 W 10TH Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210. Phone: (613) 293-3570. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merrick Lester Bautista, MD's license?
Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Merrick Lester Bautista, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merrick Lester Bautista, MD had 315 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.