Sarah Katherine Merkel, MD
Surgery Physician · Tampa, FL
Sarah Katherine Merkel, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1982164950, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (Florida ME175635, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Katherine Merkel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME175635 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Tampa General Cir, Tampa, FL 33606
- Phone
- (813) 844-7585
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251003002589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2 Tampa General Cir
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Verify Sarah Katherine Merkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME175635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt14 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tampa General Medical Group IncTampa, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Katherine Merkel among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Sarah Katherine Merkel, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Armstrong, MDTampa, FL 336061427085372
- Bracken Armstrong, MDTampa, FL 336061730488396
- Salvatore Docimo, D.O., M.S.Tampa, FL 336061558691154
- Christopher Ducoin, MD, MPHTampa, FL 336061801025648
- Gopal Grandhige, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061285816637
- Jonathan Hernandez, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061487843405
- Ashley Hodes, M.D.Tampa, FL 336061275794687
- Jose Lopez, MDTampa, FL 336061396854329
Common questions
What is Sarah Katherine Merkel, MD's NPI number?
Sarah Katherine Merkel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982164950, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Katherine Merkel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Tampa General Cir, Tampa, FL, 33606. Phone: (813) 844-7585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Katherine Merkel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME175635, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah Katherine Merkel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Katherine Merkel, MD had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.