Dr. Venkat Rao Merla, MD
- Medicare services, 2020
- 790
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 16
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,048
- Industry payments
- $1,834
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Practice address
- 43112 15th W St, Lancaster, CA 93534
- Practice phone
- Call (661) 726-2279
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Lancaster, California
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Dr. Venkat Rao Merla is an internist in Lancaster, California
Dr. Merla practices at Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Lancaster, California.
Dr. Merla's NPI, 1366719023, was assigned on November 23, 2011. Dr. Merla graduated from Guntur Medical College NTR in 2003. Dr. Merla holds California license C169487.
- NPI
- 1366719023NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2163683590
- NPI enumeration date
- November 23, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (661) 726-2279
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Venkat Rao Merla practices at Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Lancaster, California
Dr. Merla's primary practice is Southern California Permanente Medical Group, at 43112 15th W St, Lancaster, CA 93534 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (661) 726-2279.
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group43112 15th W St, Lancaster, CA 93534 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(661) 726-2279
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Venkat Rao Merla is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Merla's primary practice is Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Lancaster, California. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merla to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Venkat Rao Merla's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Merla practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southern California Permanente Medical Group | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Venkat Rao Merla is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Merla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Merla is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Merla's licenses on file in 9 states: California, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- Indiana license
- Missouri license
- Michigan license
- Hospitalist, Ohio
- Mississippi license
- Texas license
- Louisiana license
- New Jersey license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute skin infection and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Merla treats.
Internists near Dr. Merla
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Venkat Rao Merla billed Medicare for 790 services in 2020
CMS data shows 790 Medicare services from Dr. Merla across 6 procedure codes in 2020, for 16 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $56,902 for them.
Dr. Merla's Medicare services by type, 2019 to 2020
- 2019
- 2020
- Office and hospital visits
- 2019: 9182020: 79014%
Where Dr. Merla's Medicare services took place, 2020
- In an office18423%
- In a facility60677%
Dr. Merla compared with the California median for internists, 2020
- Dr. Merla
- California median
- Medicare services
- 790vs 3612.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 16vs 15189% below
- Part D claims
- 6,480vs 42115.4 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Merla's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2020
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. Venkat Rao Merla treated 16 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 64
CMS counts 16 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merla in 2024. Their average risk score is 0.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Merla's median patient age at 50, with 64% women.
Dr. Merla's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 50
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men36%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Venkat Rao Merla wrote 7,048 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Merla wrote 7,048 Medicare Part D claims for 1,058 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,480 of them, across 101 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $331,994 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,670 claims across 89 drugs.
Dr. Merla's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,010 claims85%
- Brand-name895 claims13%
- Other143 claims2%
Dr. Merla'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. Merla's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids6%403 of 7,048 claims
- Antibiotics2%143 of 7,048 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%32 of 7,048 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: 4,6702024: 6,48039%
Drugs named by CMS: 101 in 2024, 89 in 2023.
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
Dr. Venkat Rao Merla offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Merla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Merla as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Venkat Rao Merla received $1,834 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Merla from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $421.
General payments to Dr. Merla by program year, 2016 to 2021
Companies that paid Dr. Merla the most, 2016 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Venkat Rao Merla graduated from Guntur Medical College NTR
Dr. Merla graduated from Guntur Medical College NTR in 2003.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Venkat Rao Merla accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Merla is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Kaiser Permanente
- Aetna
- Alliant Health Plans
- HCSC
- AR State Medicaid
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Merla accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO10
- PPO7
- POS6
- EPO4
- Medicaid3
- Medicare3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Venkat Rao Merla's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Venkat Rao Merla's NPI number?
Dr. Venkat Rao Merla's NPI number is 1366719023. It was assigned on November 23, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Venkat Rao Merla?
Dr. Venkat Rao Merla is an internist in Lancaster, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Venkat Rao Merla practice?
Dr. Merla practices at 43112 15th W St, Lancaster, CA 93534. Dr. Merla's primary practice is Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Lancaster, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merla to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Venkat Rao Merla's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Merla is (661) 726-2279.
What is Dr. Venkat Rao Merla's medical license number?
Dr. Merla holds California license C169487, one of the licenses on file in 9 states.
Which states has Dr. Venkat Rao Merla been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Merla in California (2020 to 2026), Indiana (2018 to 2025), Missouri (2016 to 2025), Michigan (2018 to 2023), Ohio (2017 to 2021), Mississippi (2018 to 2020), Texas (2016 to 2020), Louisiana (2011 to 2017) and New Jersey (2014 to 2017).
What medical group is Dr. Venkat Rao Merla part of?
Dr. Merla is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group.
Does Dr. Venkat Rao Merla accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Merla billed Medicare for 790 services in 2020, and Dr. Merla accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Venkat Rao Merla offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Merla as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Venkat Rao Merla see?
CMS counts 16 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merla in 2024, with an average age of 64.
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Is Dr. Venkat Rao Merla board certified?
Yes. Dr. Merla is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Venkat Rao Merla bill to Medicare?
In 2020, Dr. Merla's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99309), nursing facility care (99308) and nursing facility care (99305).
Where did Dr. Venkat Rao Merla go to medical school?
Dr. Merla graduated from Guntur Medical College NTR in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. Venkat Rao Merla prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Merla's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Rosuvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Venkat Rao Merla received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,834 in general payments to Dr. Merla from 13 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Venkat Rao Merla been practicing?
Dr. Merla graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Venkat Rao Merla accept?
Dr. Merla is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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