Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1265475636, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2005-01497, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Betsy Salsbury Merrell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2005-01497 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 611 5TH Ave W Ste B, Hendersonville, NC 28739
- Phone
- (828) 698-3301
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 698-7133
- Medicaid ID
- 5903994 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060927000320); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 611 5TH Ave W Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Betsy Salsbury Merrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2005-01497Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,753 Medicare Part D claims for 614 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium457 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium379 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium326 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate293 claims
- Losartan Potassium246 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate235 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $134.92
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Broad River RehabilitationCharlotte, NC
- Henderson County Hospital CorporationArden, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Betsy Salsbury Merrell among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hendersonville
They are 80 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265475636, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 611 5TH Ave W Ste B, Hendersonville, NC, 28739. Phone: (828) 698-3301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2005-01497, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D. had 9,753 Medicare Part D claims for 614 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Betsy Salsbury Merrell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.