Edmund Chimerem Merife, MD
NPI 1578188397ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Arlington, VA
Family Medicine (MD) with Comprehensive Primary Care and Associates LLC and 2 other groups, practicing in Arlington, Virginia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $49,759 for 498 claims, against $15,394 paid for services in 2024. Cranial Technologies, Inc reported $33.44 in payments in 2024, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1578188397 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 3, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 3, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 0101278307 | VA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | 0116034071 | VA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (DC); Practitioner - Family Practice (VA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 71 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 371 across 35 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $15,394 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 498 · 1,094 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 97 |
| Total drug cost | $49,759 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical groups
- Comprehensive Primary Care and Associates LLCRockville, MD · 171 clinicians
- Inova Ucc LLCFalls Church, VA · 155 clinicians
- Capital Healthcare PCWashington, DC · 100 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2024$33.44 · 2 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2024
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | $33.44 | 2 |
What the 2024 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$33.44 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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