NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Audrea Merchant, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Oak Ridge, TN

Audrea Merchant, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and NPI 1457457475, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457457475
Name
Audrea Merchant
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
200301264 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
240 W Tyrone RD, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Phone
(865) 482-1076
Enumerated
Sep 16, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 481-6166
Medicaid ID
891370N NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120424000524); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 240 W Tyrone RD

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

  1. Ashley Appleyard, CPHTPharmacy Technician1568995512
  2. Mildred BeasleyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1124163936
  3. Christine BeattyPsychiatric Pharmacist1952853475
  4. Leann Beaty, MSN, APRN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1902409147
  5. Whittney Bell, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1821338872
  6. Renu Bhateja, MDPsychiatry Physician1124053160

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,960 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Audrea Merchant3,960
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam467 claims
  2. Clonazepam288 claims
  3. Lamotrigine228 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate161 claims
  5. Diazepam155 claims
  6. Lorazepam154 claims

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $283.64

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Audrea Merchant$283.64
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Audrea Merchant among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee

Audrea Merchant, MD is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Renu Bhateja, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301124053160
  2. Roger Burress, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301689722894
  3. Joshua Collins, APRN, PMHNPOak Ridge, TN 378301659201341
  4. Okon Enyenihi, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301437177169
  5. Michael Fisher, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301164524534
  6. Andrew GrossNew Tazewell, TN 378251043224256
  7. Leah Snodgrass, M.D.New Tazewell, TN 378251063699353
  8. Sukhender Karwan, MDNewport, TN 378211376542175

Common questions

What is Audrea Merchant, MD's NPI number?

Audrea Merchant, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457457475, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Audrea Merchant, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 240 W Tyrone RD, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830. Phone: (865) 482-1076. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Audrea Merchant, MD's license?

Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Audrea Merchant, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Audrea Merchant, MD had 3,960 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.