Stephen James Mericle, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Clinton, IA
Stephen James Mericle, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Clinton, Iowa, and NPI 1609338896, issued on Apr 5, 2019. Check the license (Iowa MD-55500, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen James Mericle
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD-55500 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 13TH Ave N, Clinton, IA 52732
- Phone
- (563) 243-2511
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251013000291); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen James Mericle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-55500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium100 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium82 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa80 claims
- Losartan Potassium72 claims
- Gabapentin62 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): 41 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mercy Specialty ClinicClinton, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen James Mericle among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Stephen James Mericle, MD is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 2019, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Clinton
They are 14 of the 507 NPPES records with a practice address in Clinton, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Stephen James Mericle, MD's NPI number?
Stephen James Mericle, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609338896, issued on Apr 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen James Mericle, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 13TH Ave N, Clinton, IA, 52732. Phone: (563) 243-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen James Mericle, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-55500, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen James Mericle, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen James Mericle, MD had 2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen James Mericle, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 41 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.