David Robert Merkle, P.A.

Primary specialty

Surgical Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363AS0400X

License

PA9111604 Issued in NU

Practice address

14601 Hope Center Loop
Fort Myers, FL 33912-4707

Phone

(239) 334-7000

Fax

(239) 334-7070

NPI assigned

Sep 19, 2018

Last updated

Aug 27, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida, P.a.Group PAC ID 2668442799, 47 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Lee Memorial Hospital Hospital, Fort Myers, FL, CCN 100012
• Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Hospital, Fort Myers, FL, CCN 100220
• Cape Coral Hospital Hospital, Cape Coral, FL, CCN 100244

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

Practice roles

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida, P.a.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Fort Myers, FL
  • NPI 1720187495
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Surgical Specialists of Southwest Florida P.a.

  dba Surgical Specialists of Southwest Florida

  • Vascular Surgery Physician
  • Fort Myers, FL
  • NPI 1033103437
  Medicare reassignment
• Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida, P.a.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Fort Myers, FL
  • NPI 1770410433
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Lee Health System Inc

  dba Gulf Coast Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fort Myers, FL
  • NPI 1366281750
  Care Compare affiliation
• Lee Health System Inc

  dba Lee Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fort Myers, FL
  • NPI 1427806025
  Care Compare affiliation
• Lee Health System Inc

  dba Cape Coral Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cape Coral, FL
  • NPI 1780429076
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

{
    "created_epoch": "1537315200000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1756252800000",
    "number": "1144704800",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "14601 HOPE CENTER LOOP",
            "city": "FORT MYERS",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "339124707",
            "telephone_number": "239-334-7000",
            "fax_number": "239-334-7070"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "14601 HOPE CENTER LOOP",
            "city": "FORT MYERS",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "339124707",
            "telephone_number": "239-334-7000",
            "fax_number": "239-334-7070"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "MERKLE",
        "first_name": "DAVID",
        "middle_name": "ROBERT",
        "credential": "P.A.",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2018-09-19",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-27",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-27",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "363AS0400X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Physician Assistant, Surgical",
            "state": "NU",
            "license": "PA9111604",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "LICENSE NUMBER",
            "identifier": "PA9111604",
            "state": "FL"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Merida Professional Services, Inc
• Melissa Merida
• Meridian Emergency Physicians, LLP
• Karen Merilien
• Livis Jessica Merino Renova
• Sarita Nicole Merricks, PHARMD
• Alice Meisenhelder Merrifield, LCSW
• Angela Merritt
• Kimberly Susan Merritt, ED M, LMHC
• McKenzie Merritt, DO

• Surgical Physician Assistant in Fort Myers, FL
• Providers in Fort Myers, FL by specialty
• Surgical Physician Assistant in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 27, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.