Dr. Basem Meri, DO

  • Yuma, AZ
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1255320958PAC ID7618902644
Medicare services, 2024
1,265
Medicare patients, 2024
138
Part D claims, 2024
7,218
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$502
Practice address
2400 South Avenue a, Yuma, AZ 85364
Practice phone
Call (928) 336-7600
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center

Hospital · Yuma, Arizona

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Dr. Basem Meri is a family medicine physician in Yuma, Arizona

Dr. Meri practices at Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona, part of Onvida Health.

Dr. Meri's NPI, 1255320958, was assigned on October 17, 2005. Dr. Meri graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 1993. Dr. Meri holds Arizona license 3370.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7618902644
NPI enumeration date
October 17, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(928) 336-7600
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Basem Meri practices at Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona

Dr. Meri's primary practice is Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center, at 2400 South Avenue a, Yuma, AZ 85364 in Yuma County. The practice phone is (928) 336-7600.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Basem Meri is affiliated with 3 sites of care

Dr. Meri's primary practice is Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona, part of Onvida Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Meri to 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Basem Meri's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Meri practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Onvida Health Yuma Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Basem Meri is one of 2,549 family medicine physicians in Arizona

Family medicine is Dr. Meri's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Meri is licensed in Arizona.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, ArizonaPrimaryLicense 3370 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Meri

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Basem Meri billed Medicare for 1,265 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,265 Medicare services from Dr. Meri across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $88,952 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,265
Medicare patients138
Paid by Medicare$88,952
Procedure codes9

Dr. Meri's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,0202024: 90511%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1052024: 13730%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 892024: 13653%
Other services
2023: 1122024: 8722%

Dr. Meri compared with the Arizona median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Meri
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
1,265vs 3303.8 times
Medicare patients
138vs 1487% below
Part D claims
6,665vs 6829.8 times

Medians across 2,480 family medicine physicians in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Meri's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Basem Meri treated 138 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Meri in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 54 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.47, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Meri's median patient age at 70, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024138
Average age77
Average risk score1.47
Also on Medicaid27%

Dr. Meri's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Meri's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7756%
  • Men6144%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Meri's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis62%
  4. Diabetes46%
  5. COPD45%
  6. Ischemic heart disease38%
  7. Chronic kidney disease36%
  8. Depression25%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Meri's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Basem Meri wrote 7,218 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Meri wrote 7,218 Medicare Part D claims for 411 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,665 of them, across 118 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $596,181 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,888 claims across 109 drugs.

Part D claims, 20247,218
Drugs named by CMS118
Total drug cost$596,181
Part D patients411

Dr. Meri's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic6,329 claims88%
  • Brand-name782 claims11%
  • Other107 claims1%

Dr. Meri's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Meri's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%116 of 7,218 claims
  • Antibiotics4%291 of 7,218 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%12 of 7,218 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 5,8882024: 6,66513%

Drugs named by CMS: 118 in 2024, 109 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Basem Meri takes part in Medicare

Dr. Meri accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Basem Meri received $502 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Meri from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $114.

General payments to Dr. Meri by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Meri the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Basem Meri graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences

Dr. Meri graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolDes Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Basem Meri's profile data

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Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Basem Meri's NPI number?

Dr. Basem Meri's NPI number is 1255320958. It was assigned on October 17, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Basem Meri?

Dr. Basem Meri is a family medicine physician in Yuma, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Basem Meri practice?

Dr. Meri practices at 2400 South Avenue a, Yuma, AZ 85364. Dr. Meri's primary practice is Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona, part of Onvida Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Meri to 2 home health agencies.

What is Dr. Basem Meri's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Meri is (928) 336-7600.

What is Dr. Basem Meri's medical license number?

Dr. Meri holds Arizona license 3370.

Which hospitals is Dr. Basem Meri affiliated with?

Dr. Meri practices at Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona.

Does Dr. Basem Meri accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Meri billed Medicare for 1,265 services in 2024, and Dr. Meri accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Basem Meri see?

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Meri in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. Basem Meri bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Meri's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), infusion or chemotherapy administration (96372) and medicare service (G0439).

Where did Dr. Basem Meri go to medical school?

Dr. Meri graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 1993.

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What drugs does Dr. Basem Meri prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Meri's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Metformin HCl and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. Basem Meri received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $502 in general payments to Dr. Meri from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Basem Meri been practicing?

Dr. Meri graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

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