Dr. Pamela Merino, MD

  • South Miami, FL
  • Internist
NPI1124054234PAC ID3072573864
Medicare services, 2024
1,344
Medicare patients, 2024
230
Part D claims, 2024
2,391
Hospital affiliations
4
Industry payments
$9,346
Practice address
6705 Red Rd, South Miami, FL 33143
Practice phone
Call (305) 273-4641
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Primary practice

Vitalmd Group Holding

South Miami, Florida

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Dr. Pamela Merino is an internist in South Miami, Florida

Dr. Merino practices at Vitalmd Group Holding in South Miami, Florida.

Dr. Merino's NPI, 1124054234, was assigned on June 23, 2006. Dr. Merino graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena in 1991. Dr. Merino holds Florida license ME91134.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3072573864
NPI enumeration date
June 23, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(305) 273-4641
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
61
Medical school graduation
1991

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

Dr. Pamela Merino practices at Vitalmd Group Holding in South Miami, Florida

Dr. Merino's primary practice is Vitalmd Group Holding, at 6705 Red Rd, South Miami, FL 33143 in Miami-Dade County. The practice phone is (305) 273-4641.

  • Vitalmd Group Holding
    6705 Red Rd, South Miami, FL 33143 · Miami-Dade CountyPhone(305) 273-4641

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Pamela Merino is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Merino's primary practice is Vitalmd Group Holding in South Miami, Florida. Dr. Merino is also affiliated with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The medical group on file is VitalMD. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merino to 3 more hospitals, 2 physician offices and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Pamela Merino's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Merino practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Vitalmd Group HoldingAvailable with a free account
+7 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Pamela Merino is one of 9,009 internists in Florida

Internal medicine is Dr. Merino's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Merino is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Merino's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Connecticut.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME91134 · 2004 to 2027 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Connecticut license1996 to 2005

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, alcohol use disorders, alzheimer's disease, anxiety and arthritis among the conditions Dr. Merino treats.

Internists near Dr. Merino

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

Dr. Pamela Merino billed Medicare for 1,344 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,344 Medicare services from Dr. Merino across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 230 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $101,877 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,344
Medicare patients230
Paid by Medicare$101,877
Procedure codes13

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7242024: 86720%
Other services
2023: 2512024: 27811%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1462024: 1348%
Lab and pathology
2023: 982024: 6534%

Dr. Merino compared with the Florida median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Merino
  • Florida median
Medicare services
1,344vs 5552.4 times
Medicare patients
230vs 2157% above
Part D claims
1,793vs 4663.8 times

Medians across 8,488 internists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Merino'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. Pamela Merino treated 230 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 230 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merino in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 133 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Merino's median patient age at 56, with 73% women.

Medicare patients, 2024230
Average age73
Average risk score0.83
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Merino's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Merino's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17174%
  • Men5926%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure67%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Ischemic heart disease36%
  5. Osteoporosis33%
  6. Anxiety23%
  7. Mood disorders22%
  8. Depression21%

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

Dr. Merino's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 56

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women73%
  • Men26%

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

Dr. Pamela Merino wrote 2,391 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Merino wrote 2,391 Medicare Part D claims for 311 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,793 of them, across 55 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $215,027 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,750 claims across 53 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,391
Drugs named by CMS55
Total drug cost$215,027
Part D patients311

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

  • Generic2,002 claims84%
  • Brand-name and other389 claims16%

Dr. Merino'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. Merino's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%69 of 2,391 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: 1,7502024: 1,7932%

Drugs named by CMS: 55 in 2024, 53 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

Dr. Pamela Merino offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Merino accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Merino as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Pamela Merino received $9,346 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 406 general payments to Dr. Merino from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,407.

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

General payments to Dr. Merino by kind, 2016 to 2025

$9.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$9,20398%
  • Education$1432%

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

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Pamela Merino has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Merino, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Merino

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Pamela Merino graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena

Dr. Merino graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena in 1991.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in lifestyle medicineAmerican Board of Lifestyle Medicine
  4. Board certified in obesity medicineAmerican Board of Obesity Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Pamela Merino accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Merino is in network with 14 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Merino accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO7
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Pamela Merino's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Pamela Merino's NPI number?

Dr. Pamela Merino's NPI number is 1124054234. It was assigned on June 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Pamela Merino?

Dr. Pamela Merino is an internist in South Miami, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Pamela Merino practice?

Dr. Merino practices at 6705 Red Rd, South Miami, FL 33143. Dr. Merino's primary practice is Vitalmd Group Holding in South Miami, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merino to 3 hospitals, 2 physician offices and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Pamela Merino's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Merino is (305) 273-4641.

What is Dr. Pamela Merino's medical license number?

Dr. Merino holds Florida license ME91134, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Pamela Merino been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Merino in Florida (2004 to 2027) and Connecticut (1996 to 2005).

Which hospitals is Dr. Pamela Merino affiliated with?

Dr. Merino is affiliated with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Merino to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Pamela Merino part of?

Dr. Merino is linked to VitalMD.

Does Dr. Pamela Merino accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Merino billed Medicare for 1,344 services in 2024, and Dr. Merino accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Pamela Merino offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Merino as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Pamela Merino see?

CMS counts 230 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merino in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Pamela Merino board certified?

Yes. Dr. Merino is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Pamela Merino bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Merino's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G0439) and medicare service (G0444).

Where did Dr. Pamela Merino go to medical school?

Dr. Merino graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena in 1991.

What drugs does Dr. Pamela Merino prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Merino's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Metformin HCl.

Has Dr. Pamela Merino received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,346 in general payments to Dr. Merino from 44 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Pamela Merino been practicing?

Dr. Merino graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Pamela Merino accept?

Dr. Merino is in network with 14 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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