NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashley Lauren Merchen

Family Nurse Practitioner · Mount Pleasant, SC

Ashley Lauren Merchen is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and NPI 1972202703, issued on Mar 1, 2023. Check the license (South Carolina 26498, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972202703
Name
Ashley Lauren Merchen
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
26498 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1676 N Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone
(843) 884-8281
Enumerated
Mar 1, 2023
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1676 N Highway 17

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christan Blatchford, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467973347
  2. Jade PackFamily Nurse Practitioner1497698096
  3. James Schultz, PHARMDPharmacist1720336456
  4. Joanna Shepard, PHARMDPharmacist1841534773
  5. Irene-Margarette Spanos, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1457027682
  6. Susan Stabene, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992061840

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ashley Merchen26
  2. Specialty average1,305

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Ashley Lauren Merchen among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Ashley Lauren Merchen is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 82% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

33 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Mount Pleasant

They are 33 of the 1,227 NPPES records with a practice address in Mount Pleasant, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samantha Brogan, FNP-CMount Pleasant, SC 294641164852703
  2. Mary Chiles, FNPMt Pleasant, SC 294641710213194
  3. Jennifer Cianci, FNP-BCMt Pleasant, SC 294641508236464
  4. Kingslea Dukes, N.PMt Pleasant, SC 294641629477757
  5. Shawna Fox, FNPMt Pleasant, SC 294641720405277
  6. Paige Hilton, FNPMt Pleasant, SC 294641912949157
  7. Jill O'Brien, APRN, FNP-CMount Pleasant, SC 294641467762518
  8. Allison Rice, FNPMount Pleasant, SC 294641306033899

Common questions

What is Ashley Lauren Merchen's NPI number?

Ashley Lauren Merchen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972202703, issued on Mar 1, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashley Lauren Merchen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1676 N Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464. Phone: (843) 884-8281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashley Lauren Merchen's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26498, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ashley Lauren Merchen prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashley Lauren Merchen had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.