NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Chapel Hill, NC

Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1831496926, issued on Feb 25, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 168102, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1831496926
Name
Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
168102 NC
0010-02561 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(919) 966-4389
Enumerated
Feb 25, 2011
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2024
Fax
(919) 966-4389
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110427000757); accepts Medicare assignment
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 101 Manning Dr

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

  1. Jihad Abdelgadir Imam Mohamed Ahmed, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1942706320
  2. Abimbola Abiola, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831880780
  3. Elise Abken, MDPsychiatry Physician1558884221
  4. Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871983676
  5. Sudeep Acharya, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144719402
  6. Stephen Acosta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255741757

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

65 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Audrey Merinar Cook65
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina

Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook, PA-C is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 55% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina

There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Orian Bar, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141689539264
  2. Faith Buchanan, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141528144359
  3. William Churchwell, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTChapel Hill, NC 275141235693979
  4. Aimee Dickey, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141760848741
  5. Laura Beth Gifford, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141699058073
  6. Joseph Ko, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141487400834
  7. Alexandra Koch, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141639643836
  8. Grace ParkChapel Hill, NC 275141154710945

Common questions

What is Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook, PA-C's NPI number?

Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831496926, issued on Feb 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (919) 966-4389. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 168102, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Audrey Lynn Merinar Cook, PA-C had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.