Paul Merkle
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Paul Merkle is a pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1962549717, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (California G73100, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Merkle
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207XP3100X
- License number
- G73100 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 N State St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 226-2170
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 226-5760
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141009001518); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Merkle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G73100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 109 among the 102 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $70.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 503 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,092.64 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 2 group practices
- Acute Care Surgical Affiliates OF Texas PABeaumont, TX
- Urgent Specialty Associates OF Texas PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Merkle among 76 pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Paul Merkle is one of 76 pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 30% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 22 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XP3100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 76 pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Vernon Tolo, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271497842017
- Thomas Grogan, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900251134260110
- Graham Fedorak, MDLos Angeles, CA 900201679902746
- Kit SongLos Angeles, CA 900201366523623
- Hugh Watts, MDLos Angeles, CA 900201043524051
Common questions
What is Paul Merkle's NPI number?
Paul Merkle's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962549717, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Merkle located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N State St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 226-2170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Merkle's license?
NPPES lists California license number G73100, 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 Paul Merkle prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Merkle had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 109. 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.