Venkat Rao Merla, M.D.

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

C169487 Issued in CA

Practice address

9001 S H St
Bakersfield, CA 93307-5948

Phone

(661) 328-4260

Fax

(661) 617-2888

NPI assigned

Nov 23, 2011

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

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 1

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

Other, 2003

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Southern California Permanente Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 6002729175, 11,250 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Southern California Permanente Medical Group

  • Health Maintenance Organization
  • Baldwin Park, CA
  • NPI 1770515280
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Southern California Permanente Medical Group

  • Health Maintenance Organization
  • Santa Clarita, CA
  • NPI 1316409410
  NPD
• Southern California Permanente Medical Group

  • Health Maintenance Organization
  • Panorama City, CA
  • NPI 1407888928
  NPD

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

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            "address_1": "43112 15th St W",
            "city": "Lancaster",
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• Mercy Hospice, Inc.
• Mercy Laborist Group, Inc.
• Theodore Merickel
• Meridian DME LLC
• Sandra Merino Vega
• Katy Merlos Molina
• Trisha Lynne Merrell
• Gary Alexander Merrill, MD
• Neloufa R Merrill, MD
• Jarrad Merriman

• Internal Medicine Physician in Bakersfield, CA
• Providers in Bakersfield, CA by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 11, 2022; 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.