Individual provider Active NPI

Murtaza Merali, OD

  • Optometrist
  • Palm Springs, CA
National Provider Identifier
1972944189
Registry record updated Oct 30, 2013
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X
License
OPT 14558 Issued in CA
Practice address
555 E Tachevah Dr
Suite 1E-101
Palm Springs, CA 92262-5750
Phone
(760) 327-1561
NPI assigned
Jul 16, 2013
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Oct 30, 2013

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Optometrist 152W00000X OPT 14558 CA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

555 E Tachevah Dr
Suite 1E-101
Palm Springs, CA 92262-5750

Mailing address

3188 147 Street
Surrey, BRITISH COLUMBIA V4P 3E7
CA
Phone (604) 790-5786

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CA, WA2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: No
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20131008000401 CA Practitioner - Optometry 9133353089 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization
I20260109003115 WA Practitioner - Optometry 9133353089 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Optometry
Education
Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago, 1990
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
North Cascade Eye Associates PSGroup PAC ID 5991699498, 12 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

26910 92ND Ave NW
Nwavec6
Stanwood, WA 98292-5437
Phone (360) 629-4180

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
OPT 14558CAMDOptometrist

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
North Cascade Eye Associates PS CurrentSince Sep 26, 2025 Accepting new patients
Trilogy Eye Medical Group Inc Optometrist CurrentSince Feb 4, 2017 Accepting new patients
North Cascade Eye Associates PS Optometrist CurrentSince Sep 26, 2025 Accepting new patients
Milauskas Eye Institute Medical Group II Inc Optometrist Past Accepting new patients
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Inc. Past Accepting new patients
Paradise Valley Hospital Past Accepting new patients

Locations

73271 Fred Waring Dr
Ste 101
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone (213) 234-1000

1801 E Tahquitz Canyon Way
Ste 200
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone (760) 327-2700

100 E California Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone (626) 568-8838

207 S Santa Anita St
Ste P25
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Phone (626) 200-1277

58471 29 Palms Hwy
Ste 203
Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Phone (760) 365-7651

2100 Little Mountain Ln
Mount Vernon, WA 98274
Phone (360) 416-6735

1930 Market St
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Phone (360) 424-2020

2131 Hospital Dr
Sedro Woolley, WA 98284
Phone (360) 416-6735

26910 92nd Ave NW
#6
Stanwood, WA 98292
Phone (360) 629-4180

Networks

  • BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/

Organizations & group practices 7

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.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1383091200000",
    "number": "1972944189",
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            "country_name": "Canada",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "FGN",
            "address_1": "3188 147 STREET",
            "city": "SURREY",
            "state": "BRITISH COLUMBIA",
            "postal_code": "V4P 3E7",
            "telephone_number": "604-790-5786"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "555 E TACHEVAH DR",
            "address_2": "SUITE 1E-101",
            "city": "PALM SPRINGS",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "922625750",
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        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "MERALI",
        "first_name": "MURTAZA",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "OD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2013-07-16",
        "last_updated": "2013-10-30",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "152W00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Optometrist",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "OPT 14558",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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