Donna Frances Merlo, PA
NPI 1609029388ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Surgical· New Brunswick, NJ
Physician Assistant, Surgical (PA) with Rutgers Health-Rwj Neurosurgery Faculty, practicing in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $8,267 for 84 patients in 2024, with only 39 Part D claims. Abiomed was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $243.66 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1609029388 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 24, 2011 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Surgical Primary | 363AS0400X | 25MP00031900 | NJ |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NJ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 84 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 101 across 11 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,267 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 39 · 40 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $1,936 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Rutgers Health-Rwj Neurosurgery FacultyNew Brunswick, NJ · 192 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$243.66 · 9 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$85.49 · 4 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $155.04 | 5 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $54.66 | 2 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $17.51 | 1 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $16.45 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$243.66 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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