Dr Venkat Rao Merla, MD in Bakersfield, CA - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Venkat Rao Merla, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Bakersfield, California. He graduated from medical school in 2003 and has 22 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Southern California Permanente Medical Group and his current practice location is 9001 S H St, Bakersfield, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (661) 328-4260.

Dr Venkat Rao Merla is licensed to practice in California (license number C169487) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1366719023.

Contact Information

	Dr Venkat Rao Merla, MD
	9001 S H St, Bakersfield, CA 93307-5948
	(661) 328-4260
	(661) 617-2888

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Venkat Rao Merla
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	22 Years
Location	9001 S H St, Bakersfield, California
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Venkat Rao Merla graduated from medical school in 2003

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1366719023
Provider Enumeration Date: 11/23/2011
Last Update Date: 02/11/2022

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 2163683590
Enrollment ID: I20201105000854

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Venkat Rao Merla such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1366719023	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	4301116550 (Michigan)	Secondary
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	MD.204590 (Louisiana)	Secondary
208M00000X	Hospitalist	35130677 (Ohio)	Secondary
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	C169487 (California)	Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Southern California Permanente Medical Group	6002729175	9038

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Venkat Rao Merla allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1770515280 PECOS PAC ID: 6002729175 Enrollment ID: O20031110000678

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Venkat Rao Merla is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Venkat Rao Merla, MD Po Box 1559, Bakersfield, CA 93302-1559 Ph: (661) 635-3050	Dr Venkat Rao Merla, MD 9001 S H St, Bakersfield, CA 93307-5948 Ph: (661) 328-4260

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Venkat Rao Merla, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Bakersfield, CA