Desitha Mertilus, ARNP

Primary specialty

Primary Care Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LP2300X

License

APRN2904452 Issued in FL

Practice address

1750 E Hallandale Beach Blvd
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009-4611

Phone

(954) 276-9700

NPI assigned

Jul 31, 2018

Last updated

Apr 9, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

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

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2025

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

South Broward Hospital DistrictGroup PAC ID 8123927373, 659 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Memorial Regional Hospital Hospital, Hollywood, FL, CCN 100038

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

91.01 of 100Reported as group

Quality

72.99

Promoting interoperability

82

Improvement activities

40

Cost

78.71

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: dmertilus63093@direct.med.miami.edu

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.

• South Broward Hospital District

  dba Memorial Division of Critical Care

  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Hollywood, FL
  • NPI 1609884154
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• University of Miami

  dba UMiami Medicine - Hepatology

  • Hepatology Physician
  • Miami, FL
  • NPI 1013967827
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of Miami

  dba UMiami Medicine Multi Specialty Services

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Miami Beach, FL
  • NPI 1124768627

  Nurse Practitioner

  NPD
• University of Miami

  dba UMiami Medicine - Hematology

  • Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Miami, FL
  • NPI 1194776062
  NPD

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

• South Broward Hospital District

  dba Memorial Regional Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hollywood, FL
  • NPI 1780667923
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "2636 SW 129TH TER",
            "city": "MIRAMAR",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "330273851",
            "telephone_number": "954-562-8670"
        },
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• Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in Hallandale Beach, FL
• Providers in Hallandale Beach, FL by specialty
• Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 9, 2026; 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.