Venkat Rao Merla, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Venkat Rao Merla, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1366719023, issued on Nov 23, 2011. Check the license (California C169487, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkat Rao Merla
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- C169487 CA
MD.204590 LA
4301116550 MI
35130677 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9001 S H St, Bakersfield, CA 93307
- Phone
- (661) 328-4260
- Enumerated
- Nov 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Fax
- (661) 617-2888
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201105000854); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9001 S H St
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Verify Venkat Rao Merla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C169487Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,048 Medicare Part D claims for 1,058 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 403 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium545 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate285 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium267 claims
- Lisinopril258 claims
- Losartan Potassium249 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa217 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLancaster, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Venkat Rao Merla, M.D.'s NPI number?
Venkat Rao Merla, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366719023, issued on Nov 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkat Rao Merla, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9001 S H St, Bakersfield, CA, 93307. Phone: (661) 328-4260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkat Rao Merla, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C169487, 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 Venkat Rao Merla, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkat Rao Merla, M.D. had 7,048 Medicare Part D claims for 1,058 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.