NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Victoria Lessinger Merkel, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Fairfax, VA

Victoria Lessinger Merkel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fairfax, Virginia, and NPI 1053306308, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101034469, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053306308
Name
Victoria Lessinger Merkel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
0101034469 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3650 Joseph Siewick Dr, Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone
(703) 391-2020
Enumerated
Sep 13, 2005
Record last updated
May 5, 2026
Fax
(703) 391-1211
Medicaid ID
05622522 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120228000597); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1981
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3650 Joseph Siewick Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rhanda Abd-Elfattah, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1306286968
  2. Brent Ain, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1063401214
  3. Serene Barmada-Mazid, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1952304768
  4. Andrew Bazemore, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609864099
  5. Lee Blecher, MDFamily Medicine Physician1336133875
  6. Katherine Booker, PTPhysical Therapist1023017076

Verify Victoria Lessinger Merkel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,188 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 57 claims were for opioids.

  1. Victoria Merkel4,188
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
  3. Lisinopril161 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium135 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium133 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er121 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

  1. Inova Physician Partners LLCFairfax, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Victoria Lessinger Merkel among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia

Victoria Lessinger Merkel, MD is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 54% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

189 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fairfax

They are 189 of the 6,584 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairfax, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lee Blecher, MDFairfax, VA 220331336133875
  2. Susan Burroughs, MDFairfax, VA 220331518951052
  3. Su Choi, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331740289719
  4. Craig Clark, MDFairfax, VA 220331407840945
  5. Katherine Cole, MDFairfax, VA 220331508850660
  6. Thomas Ehrlich, MDFairfax, VA 220331447244181
  7. Alexander Krist, MDFairfax, VA 220331629062872
  8. Terence McCormally, MDFairfax, VA 220331255325890

Common questions

What is Victoria Lessinger Merkel, MD's NPI number?

Victoria Lessinger Merkel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053306308, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Victoria Lessinger Merkel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3650 Joseph Siewick Dr, Fairfax, VA, 22033. Phone: (703) 391-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Victoria Lessinger Merkel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101034469, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Victoria Lessinger Merkel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Victoria Lessinger Merkel, MD had 4,188 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.