Dr Merlin J Hamer, MD in La Jolla, CA

Dr Merlin J Hamer, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery" physician in La Jolla, California. He went to Georgetown University School Of Medicine and graduated in 2002 and has 22 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Hand Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Scripps Health and his current practice location is 10666 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (858) 554-7989.

Dr Merlin J Hamer is licensed to practice in California (license number A105394) 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 1124233820.

Contact Information

	Dr Merlin J Hamer, MD
	10666 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037
	(858) 554-7989
	(858) 554-6321

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Merlin J Hamer
Gender	Male
Speciality	Hand Surgery
Experience	22 Years
Location	10666 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, 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 Merlin J Hamer attended and graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2002

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1124233820
Provider Enumeration Date: 05/14/2007
Last Update Date: 06/13/2018

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 5092807792
Enrollment ID: I20090402000240

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Merlin J Hamer such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1124233820	NPI	-	NPPES
200869890	Medicaid	IN

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207X00000X	Orthopaedic Surgery	A105394 (California)	Secondary
207XS0106X	Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery	A105394 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Scripps Green Hospital	La jolla, CA	Hospital
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas	Encinitas, CA	Hospital
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla	La jolla, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Scripps Health	9234033853	1365

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 Merlin J Hamer allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Scripps Health
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1275899072 PECOS PAC ID: 9234033853 Enrollment ID: O20031124000822

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 Merlin J Hamer 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 Merlin J Hamer, MD 10790 Rancho Bernardo Rd, San Diego, CA 92127-5705 Ph: (858) 554-7989	Dr Merlin J Hamer, MD 10666 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037 Ph: (858) 554-7989

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Merlin J Hamer, MD - Medicare Hand Surgery in La Jolla, CA