Individual provider Active NPI

Ross David Merkin, MD

  • Medical Oncology Physician
  • Boston, MA
National Provider Identifier
1295181998
Registry record updated Feb 9, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Medical Oncology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RX0202X
License
1015276 Issued in MA
Practice address
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone
(617) 726-5130
NPI assigned
May 11, 2016
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Feb 9, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0000X 1015276 MA
Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X 1015276 MA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114-2696

Mailing address

55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone (617) 726-5130

Other practice location 1

75 Francis St
Boston, MA 02115-6106
Phone (617) 732-5500

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MA2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20230831001276 MA Practitioner - Medical OncologyPractitioner - Internal MedicinePractitioner - Hematology 8820324627 Reassigns benefits to 3 organizations
I20240815000459 MA Practitioner - Hematology/Oncology 8820324627 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Hematology/Oncology
Education
Other, 2016
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, IncGroup PAC ID 4486540275, 430 clinicians
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncGroup PAC ID 2466365820, 3,494 clinicians
The General Hospital CorporationGroup PAC ID 6507803806, 1,275 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

243 Charles St
Boston, MA 02114-3002
Phone (617) 523-7900

55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114-2621
Phone (617) 726-2000

55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone (617) 724-0287

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Hospital, Boston, MA, CCN 220071
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Hospital, Boston, MA, CCN 220075
  • Brigham and Women'S Hospital Hospital, Boston, MA, CCN 220110
  • Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Hospital, Northampton, MA, CCN 220015
  • Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Hospital, Dover, NH, CCN 300018

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
General Hospital Corp Current Accepting new patients
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc CurrentSince Aug 28, 2023 Accepting new patients
Brigham & Womens Physicians Organization Inc CurrentSince Feb 23, 2026 Accepting new patients
The General Hospital Corporation CurrentSince Aug 28, 2023 Accepting new patients
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. CurrentSince Aug 1, 2024 Accepting new patients

Locations

75 Francis St
Boston, MA 02115

243 Charles St
Boston, MA 02114
Phone (617) 523-7900

55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114

55 Fruit St
#2
Boston, MA 02114
Phone (617) 726-2967

300 Crown Colony Dr
Ste 201
Quincy, MA 02169
Phone (617) 573-3135

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: merkin.ross.mgh@direct.partners.masshiway.net

Organizations & group practices 5

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

Hospital & facility affiliations 7

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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    "basic": {
        "last_name": "MERKIN",
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        "middle_name": "DAVID",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2016-05-11",
        "last_updated": "2026-02-09",
        "certification_date": "2026-02-09",
        "status": "A"
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        },
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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