Valerie Merl, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Espanola, NM

Valerie Merl, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Espanola, New Mexico. Her current practice location is 1010 Spruce St, Espanola Hospital, Espanola, New Mexico. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (505) 753-7111.

Valerie Merl is licensed to practice in New Mexico (license number 99258) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1477647865.

Contact Information

Valerie Merl, MD
1010 Spruce St, Espanola Hospital,
Espanola, NM 87532-2724
(505) 753-7111
(505) 753-4438

Map and Direction




Physician's Profile

Full NameValerie Merl
GenderFemale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Location1010 Spruce St, Espanola, New Mexico
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1477647865
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 10/03/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/15/2008
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9830092675
  • Enrollment ID: I20040129000750

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Valerie Merl such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1477647865NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 99258 (New Mexico)Primary

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. Valerie Merl allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NamePresbyterian Healthcare Services
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1104802354
PECOS PAC ID: 9234041708
Enrollment ID: O20031103000603
Entity NameLos Alamos Emergency Medical Associates Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1679965883
PECOS PAC ID: 1557680105
Enrollment ID: O20150501001381

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. Valerie Merl 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 AddressPractice Location Address
Valerie Merl, MD
Po Box 26666, Phs Provider Enrollment,
Albuquerque, NM 87125-6666

Ph: (505) 923-5356
Valerie Merl, MD
1010 Spruce St, Espanola Hospital,
Espanola, NM 87532-2724

Ph: (505) 753-7111

Reviews and Comments


Emergency Medicine Doctors in Espanola, NM

Karen G Connaughton, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1010 Spruce St, Espanola Hospital, Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: 505-753-7111    Fax: 505-753-4438
Fernando Bayardo, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1010 Spruce St, Espanola Hospital, Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: 505-367-0340    Fax: 505-367-0346
Patrick Montoya, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 1010 Spruce St, Espanola Hospital, Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: 505-367-0340    Fax: 505-367-0346
Lea Pazos Creekmur O'dell, D.O.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1010 Spruce St, Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: 505-753-7111    
Dr. Gary Kanner, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1010 Spruce St, Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: 505-753-7111    
Dr. Brandon Allen Quinn, MD, MPH
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1010 Spruce St, Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: 505-753-1553    

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.