Mr. Earl Merkel MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1396728028 is registered to Mr. Earl Merkel MD, a Family Medicine practising at 222 S Kansas St, Ste E in Russell, Kansas. Family Medicine physicians provide comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages, including preventive care, chronic disease management, and acute illness treatment. Mr. Earl Merkel MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2005.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Medicaid
Other
- 110498KS· Issued by BCBS GROUP
- 622440KS· Issued by ST GUARD
- 103168KS· Issued by BCBS PERSONAL
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20050601000569General PracticeKS
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Mr. Earl Merkel MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Mr. Earl Merkel MD directly at (785) 483-3333.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1396728028 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Family Medicine physicians provide comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages, including preventive care, chronic disease management, and acute illness treatment.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (785) 483-3333.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Mr. Earl Merkel MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.