Nicole Merli, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Apex, NC
Nicole Merli, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Apex, North Carolina, and NPI 1740691062, issued on May 9, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 202103251, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Merli
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 202103251 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 Salem Towne CT, Apex, NC 27502
- Phone
- (919) 299-1825
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Fax
- (949) 864-3117
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Merli in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 202103251Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,999 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium101 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium93 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium74 claims
- Lisinopril58 claims
- Gabapentin47 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.
Nicole Merli among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Nicole Merli, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Apex
They are 27 of the 1,065 NPPES records with a practice address in Apex, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Merli, MD's NPI number?
Nicole Merli, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740691062, issued on May 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Merli, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Salem Towne CT, Apex, NC, 27502. Phone: (919) 299-1825. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Merli, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 202103251, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicole Merli, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Merli, MD had 1,999 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.