Dr. Ivan Merkelj, MD
- Medicare services, 2016
- 42
- Part D claims, 2024
- 15,793
- Industry payments
- $90
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Medical groups
- 2
- Practice address
- 2650 Lake Shore Dr, Riviera Beach, FL 33404
- Practice phone
- Call (561) 471-5566
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Palm Garden of West Palm Beach
Riviera Beach, Florida
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Dr. Ivan Merkelj is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Riviera Beach, Florida
Dr. Merkelj practices at Palm Garden of West Palm Beach in Riviera Beach, Florida.
Dr. Merkelj's NPI, 1205950177, was assigned on March 18, 2007. Dr. Merkelj holds Florida license ME90023.
- NPI
- 1205950177NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- March 18, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (561) 471-5566
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ivan Merkelj practices at Palm Garden of West Palm Beach in Riviera Beach, Florida
Dr. Merkelj's primary practice is Palm Garden of West Palm Beach, at 2650 Lake Shore Dr, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 in Palm Beach County. The practice phone is (561) 471-5566.
- Palm Garden of West Palm Beach2650 Lake Shore Dr, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 · Palm Beach CountyPhone(561) 471-5566
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ivan Merkelj is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Merkelj's primary practice is Palm Garden of West Palm Beach in Riviera Beach, Florida. The medical group on file is MorseLife Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merkelj to 1 more skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ivan Merkelj's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Merkelj practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Palm Garden of West Palm Beach | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ivan Merkelj is one of 233 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians in Florida
Geriatric medicine is Dr. Merkelj's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0300X. Dr. Merkelj is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Geriatric medicine (internal medicine), FloridaPrimary
Geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians near Dr. Merkelj
Counts of geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians 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. Ivan Merkelj billed Medicare for 42 services in 2016
CMS data shows 42 Medicare services from Dr. Merkelj across 1 procedure code in 2016. Medicare paid $5,502 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Merkelj compared with the Florida median for geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians, 2016
- Dr. Merkelj
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 42vs 58093% below
- Part D claims
- 14,926vs 1,10913.5 times
Medians across 226 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Merkelj's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2016
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. Ivan Merkelj's patients have a median age of 84
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Merkelj's median patient age at 84, with 65% women.
Dr. Merkelj's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 84
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men35%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Ivan Merkelj wrote 15,793 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Merkelj wrote 15,793 Medicare Part D claims for 365 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14,926 of them, across 213 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $841,853 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12,114 claims across 195 drugs.
Dr. Merkelj's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic14,010 claims89%
- Brand-name1,692 claims11%
- Other91 claims1%
Dr. Merkelj'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. Merkelj's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%336 of 15,793 claims
- Antibiotics2%280 of 15,793 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over4%685 of 15,793 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: 12,1142024: 14,92623%
Drugs named by CMS: 213 in 2024, 195 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
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Dr. Ivan Merkelj received $90 in industry payments from 2016 to 2019
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Merkelj from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $52.
General payments to Dr. Merkelj by program year, 2016 to 2019
Companies that paid Dr. Merkelj the most, 2016 to 2019
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Ivan Merkelj'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 Data |
| 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ivan Merkelj's NPI number?
Dr. Ivan Merkelj's NPI number is 1205950177. It was assigned on March 18, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ivan Merkelj?
Dr. Ivan Merkelj is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Riviera Beach, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0300X).
Where does Dr. Ivan Merkelj practice?
Dr. Merkelj practices at 2650 Lake Shore Dr, Riviera Beach, FL 33404. Dr. Merkelj's primary practice is Palm Garden of West Palm Beach in Riviera Beach, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merkelj to 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Ivan Merkelj's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Merkelj is (561) 471-5566.
What is Dr. Ivan Merkelj's medical license number?
Dr. Merkelj holds Florida license ME90023.
What medical group is Dr. Ivan Merkelj part of?
Dr. Merkelj is linked to MorseLife Health System. Dmand AI links Dr. Merkelj to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Ivan Merkelj accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Merkelj billed Medicare for 42 services in 2016.
What services does Dr. Ivan Merkelj bill to Medicare?
In 2016, Dr. Merkelj's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99306).
What drugs does Dr. Ivan Merkelj prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Merkelj's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Ivan Merkelj received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $90 in general payments to Dr. Merkelj from 3 companies from 2016 to 2019. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ivan Merkelj been practicing?
Dr. Merkelj's NPI was assigned in 2007.
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