Merry E. Uchiyama, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Danville, CA
Merry E. Uchiyama, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Danville, California, and NPI 1518255454, issued on Jul 13, 2011. Check the license (California A137205, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merry E. Uchiyama
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A137205 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1320 EL Capitan Dr Ste 120, Danville, CA 94526
- Phone
- (925) 676-2600
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 680-0212
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240819004142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1320 EL Capitan Dr Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chad Batchelor, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1598656159
- Daniel Ochalek, MDSurgery Physician1407893399
- Srinivas Ramachandra, MDVascular Surgery Physician1710065586
Verify Merry E. Uchiyama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A137205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,982.85
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Hawaii Permanente Medical Group IncHonolulu, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Merry E. Uchiyama, M.D.'s NPI number?
Merry E. Uchiyama, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518255454, issued on Jul 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merry E. Uchiyama, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1320 EL Capitan Dr Ste 120, Danville, CA, 94526. Phone: (925) 676-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merry E. Uchiyama, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A137205, 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 Merry E. Uchiyama, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merry E. Uchiyama, M.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Merry E. Uchiyama, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 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.
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.