Dr. Stephen Merola, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 140
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 115
- Part D claims, 2024
- 21
- Publications
- 4
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 186-3 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
- Practice phone
- Call (718) 670-1019
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group/Queens
Fresh Meadows, New York
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Dr. Stephen Merola is a general surgeon in Fresh Meadows, New York
Dr. Merola practices at Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group/Queens in Fresh Meadows, New York.
Dr. Merola's NPI, 1104873181, was assigned on May 27, 2006. Dr. Merola graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 1995. Dr. Merola holds New York license 205298.
- NPI
- 1104873181NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5496713737
- NPI enumeration date
- May 27, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (718) 670-1019
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 57
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Stephen Merola practices at Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group/Queens in Fresh Meadows, New York
Dr. Merola's primary practice is Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group/Queens, at 186-3 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 in Queens County. The practice phone is (718) 670-1019.
- Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group/Queens186-3 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 · Queens CountyPhone(718) 670-1019
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Stephen Merola is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Merola's primary practice is Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group/Queens in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dr. Merola is also affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Queens. The medical group on file is NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merola to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each 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. Stephen Merola's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Merola practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group/Queens | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Stephen Merola is one of 1,604 general surgeons in New York
Surgery is Dr. Merola's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Merola is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Merola's licenses on file in 2 states: New York and New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, New YorkPrimary
- New Jersey license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, bariatric surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and traumatic coma among the conditions Dr. Merola treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Merola
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Stephen Merola billed Medicare for 140 services in 2024
CMS data shows 140 Medicare services from Dr. Merola across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 115 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,153 for them.
Dr. Merola's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1342024: 1247%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 16
Where Dr. Merola's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office12489%
- In a facility1611%
Dr. Merola compared with the New York median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Merola
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 140vs 1549% below
- Medicare patients
- 115vs 1096% above
- Part D claims
- 14vs 2442% below
Medians across 1,502 general surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Merola'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. Stephen Merola treated 115 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 115 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merola in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 58 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Merola's median patient age at 52, with 52% women.
Dr. Merola's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Merola's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4640%
- Men6960%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Merola's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis52%
- Diabetes50%
- Ischemic heart disease41%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Anxiety23%
- Mood disorders22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Merola's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 52
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Stephen Merola wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Merola wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $2,150 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Merola's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2022: 152023: 147%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 1 in 2022.
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. Stephen Merola scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Merola for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Merola accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Merola, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Merola's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 85.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Merola ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 77th percentile13 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Stephen Merola has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Merola, published from 2010 to 2025. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Merola's most frequent co-authors are Vichin C. Puri, MD, Amber Chen-Goodspeed and Nicholas Jonas, MD.
Dr. Merola's most frequent co-authors
- Vichin C. Puri, MD2 shared papers
- Amber Chen-Goodspeed1 shared paper
- Nicholas Jonas, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Merola
Surg Obes Relat Dis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Stephen Merola received $5,209 in industry payments from 2019 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Merola from 3 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,173.
General payments to Dr. Merola by program year, 2019 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Merola by kind, 2019 to 2024
- Education$4,00077%
- Travel and lodging$1,10021%
- Food and beverage$1102%
Companies that paid Dr. Merola the most, 2019 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Stephen Merola has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Merola, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013. Dr. Merola serves on Clinical Claims Review Committee, CME Committee and CQVAT Committee.
Awards and honors for Dr. Merola
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- 2011
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Stephen Merola graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Dr. Merola graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 1995. Dr. Merola is a member of ACS, ASMBS and SAGES.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Stephen Merola accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Merola is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Cigna
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Merola accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- Medicare9
- HMO7
- EPO5
- POS5
- Medicaid3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Stephen Merola'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Stephen Merola's NPI number?
Dr. Stephen Merola's NPI number is 1104873181. It was assigned on May 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Stephen Merola?
Dr. Stephen Merola is a general surgeon in Fresh Meadows, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Stephen Merola practice?
Dr. Merola practices at 186-3 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366. Dr. Merola's primary practice is Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group/Queens in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merola to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Stephen Merola's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Merola is (718) 670-1019.
What is Dr. Stephen Merola's medical license number?
Dr. Merola holds New York license 205298, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Stephen Merola been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Merola in New York (1996 to 2026) and New Jersey (2000 to 2003).
Which hospitals is Dr. Stephen Merola affiliated with?
Dr. Merola is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.
What medical group is Dr. Stephen Merola part of?
Dr. Merola is linked to NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens. Dmand AI links Dr. Merola to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Stephen Merola accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Merola billed Medicare for 140 services in 2024, and Dr. Merola accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Stephen Merola's MIPS score?
Dr. Merola's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stephen Merola see?
CMS counts 115 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merola in 2024, with an average age of 72.
Is Dr. Stephen Merola board certified?
Yes. Dr. Merola is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Stephen Merola bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Merola's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99203), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Stephen Merola go to medical school?
Dr. Merola graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 1995.
What drugs does Dr. Stephen Merola prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Merola's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ursodiol.
Has Dr. Stephen Merola received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,209 in general payments to Dr. Merola from 3 companies from 2019 to 2024. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Stephen Merola been practicing?
Dr. Merola graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
Does Dr. Stephen Merola do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Merola, published from 2010 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Stephen Merola publish with?
Dr. Merola's most frequent co-authors are Vichin C. Puri, MD (2 shared papers), Amber Chen-Goodspeed (1 shared paper) and Nicholas Jonas, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Stephen Merola accept?
Dr. Merola is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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