Veeranna Choudary Merla, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Carmel, NY
Veeranna Choudary Merla, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Carmel, New York, and NPI 1871540757, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (New York 222194, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Veeranna Choudary Merla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 222194 NY
25MA73016 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 667 Stoneleigh Ave Ste 117, Carmel, NY 10512
- Phone
- (845) 279-5136
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2026
- Fax
- (855) 703-7570
- Medicaid ID
- 02883856 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070606000733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 667 Stoneleigh Ave Ste 117
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Veeranna Choudary Merla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 222194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,411 Medicare Part D claims for 401 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate267 claims
- Eliquis200 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate166 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium159 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium136 claims
- Xarelto80 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: $431.46
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCNew Hyde Park, NY
- Northern Medical Group, PLLCBrewster, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Veeranna Choudary Merla among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York
Veeranna Choudary Merla, MD is one of 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York.
All 2,583 in New York → Every provider in Carmel → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Boyar, M.D.Carmel, NY 105121144291956
- John Gruendel, M.D.Carmel, NY 105121245201227
- Michael Schoolman, M.D.Carmel, NY 105121922079912
- Ira Schwartz, M.D.Carmel, NY 105121053346254
- David Epstein, MDChappaqua, NY 105141598262511
- Kenneth Kaplan, MDBriarcliff Manor, NY 105101821078809
- Maddipoti Choudry, M.D.Brewster, NY 105091053398495
- Carl Reimers, MDBrewster, NY 105091639161037
Common questions
What is Veeranna Choudary Merla, MD's NPI number?
Veeranna Choudary Merla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871540757, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Veeranna Choudary Merla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 667 Stoneleigh Ave Ste 117, Carmel, NY, 10512. Phone: (845) 279-5136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Veeranna Choudary Merla, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 222194, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Veeranna Choudary Merla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Veeranna Choudary Merla, MD had 2,411 Medicare Part D claims for 401 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.