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

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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in Seattle and Washington

474 active clinicians are listed under Acupuncturist with a practice address in Seattle, WA (1,486 in Washington).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Seattle

0% of these 474 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

0% of these 474 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: 2023-01-11

Acupuncturist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171100000X

License # reported to NPPES WA AC00001810

An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.

Acupuncturist

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171100000X

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Secondary Practice Locations

1817 Queen Anne Ave N Ste 307

Seattle, WA 981092876

Phone: 2063883349

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

13 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location July 26, 2024

Registered at 1817 QUEEN ANNE AVE N STE 307, SEATTLE, WA 981092876 (Tel: 2063883349)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 26, 2024

Registered at 1817 QUEEN ANNE AVE N STE 307, SEATTLE, WA 981092876 (Tel: 2063883349)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 26, 2024

Acupuncturist

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 21, 2021

Massage Therapist (license number reported to NPPES: WA MA00011800)

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Updated Practice Location September 09, 2021

Registered at 509 OLIVE WAY STE 1658, SEATTLE, WA 981011729 (Tel: 2063883349)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 09, 2021

Registered at 509 OLIVE WAY STE 1658, SEATTLE, WA 981011729 (Tel: 2063883349)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 09, 2021

Recorded as DESIREE MERULLI, L.AC., EAMP, RYT

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NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) July 08, 2007

Registered at 1015 6TH ST, SUITE 102, ANACORTES, WA 982211795 (Tel: 3603919467)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) July 08, 2007

Registered at 1015 6TH ST, SUITE 102, ANACORTES, WA 982211795 (Tel: 3603919467)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) July 08, 2007

Recorded as DESIREE MERULLI, L.AC., LMP

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Acupuncturist (license number reported to NPPES: WA AC00001810)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 21, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1598973562

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: May 21, 2007

Last Update: July 26, 2024

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Healthcare providers in Seattle

Mailing Address

1817 Queen Anne Ave N Ste 307

Seattle, WA 981092876

Phone: 2063883349

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.