Merilynn Cariaga
Physician Assistant β’ Jacksonville, FL
2080 Child St
Jacksonville, FL 322145433
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2080 Child St
Jacksonville, FL 322145433
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021β2025.
NPI first issued
2009
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Jacksonville and Florida
842 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Jacksonville, FL (10,260 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Jacksonville
20.5% of these 842 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
59.1% of these 842 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-12-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Physician Assistant
PAC(MPAS)
Physician Assistant
PHYSICIANASSISTANT
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2080 CHILD ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322145433 (Tel: 9045427300)
Registered at 1206 INDIAN WOODS DR, NEPTUNE BEACH, FL 322663146
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 16660 PARAMOUNT BLVD, SUITE #203, PARAMOUNT, CA 907235433 (Tel: 5626306760)
Registered at PO BOX 7856, LONG BEACH, CA 908070856
Recorded as MERILYNN CARIAGA
Physician Assistant
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Jacksonville
- Tiffany Sparrow, PA-C
- Sara Chance, PA-C
- Samantha Holtzman, PA-C
- Amy Parker, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- Kirsten Mcqueen, PA-C
- Jeffrey Hand, PA
Mailing Address
1206 Indian Woods Dr
Neptune Beach, FL 322663146