Michael Merkley
Ophthalmology Physician · Meridian, ID
Michael Merkley is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Meridian, Idaho, and NPI 1336569979, issued on Apr 22, 2014. Check the license (Idaho M16212, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Merkley
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- M16212 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3581 E Overland RD, Meridian, ID 83642
- Phone
- (208) 629-7291
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2024
- Fax
- (208) 629-7488
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220615000481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Merkley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M16212Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
689 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate136 claims
- Moxifloxacin96 claims
- Latanoprost95 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine88 claims
- Timolol Maleate55 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth46 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): 85.6 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: $757.37
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Michael Merkley among 76 ophthalmology physician records in Idaho
Michael Merkley is one of 76 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 75% 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 93% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 50 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Idaho
There are 76 ophthalmology physician records in Idaho.
All 76 in Idaho → Every provider in Meridian → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Miller, MDMeridian, ID 836421881629327
- Scott Simpson, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421083656334
- Cassandra White, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421093071219
- Alan McInnes, M.D.Eagle, ID 836161942345228
- Kenneth Hainsworth, M.D.Nampa, ID 836861942290929
- Johanna Jensen, M.D.Nampa, ID 836861770552846
- Jorge Martinez, M.D.Nampa, ID 836861922076082
- Leo Harf, M.D.Nampa, ID 836871417041849
Common questions
What is Michael Merkley's NPI number?
Michael Merkley's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336569979, issued on Apr 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Merkley located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3581 E Overland RD, Meridian, ID, 83642. Phone: (208) 629-7291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Merkley's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M16212, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Merkley prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Merkley had 689 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Merkley's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.6 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.