NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brandon Charles Merrill, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Fayetteville, AR

Brandon Charles Merrill, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and NPI 1679957369, issued on Jul 13, 2015. Check the license (Arkansas PA-1022, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas 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
1679957369
Name
Brandon Charles Merrill
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA-1022 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3317 N Wimberly Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone
(479) 521-2752
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 5, 2024
Fax
(479) 521-4603
Medicaid ID
1679957369 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211101000838); 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 3317 N Wimberly Dr

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

  1. Katelyn Bakunas, PAPhysician Assistant1275941312
  2. Robert Benafield, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1780656850
  3. Mathew Coker, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1053384545
  4. Tom Coker, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1245203736
  5. Paul Cooper, OTR L CHTHand Occupational Therapist1659419901
  6. Jonathan Creech, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1922495779

Verify Brandon Charles Merrill in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas 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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

210 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brandon Merrill210
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone84 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl24 claims
  4. Meloxicam21 claims
  5. Methocarbamol17 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: $37.55

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brandon Merrill$37.55
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ozark Orthopaedics, P.A.Bentonville, AR

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

Brandon Charles Merrill among 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas

Brandon Charles Merrill, PA-C is one of 599 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arkansas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 29% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 377 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fayetteville

They are 55 of the 3,890 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brittany Aguirre, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTFayetteville, AR 727031336473552
  2. Aaron Borengasser, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031376776047
  3. Kevin Eastep, PAFayetteville, AR 727031285662791
  4. Robin Hayward, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031558357806
  5. Kendall Key, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031578835534
  6. Joshua Matthews, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031194720169
  7. Tanner McGinty, PAFayetteville, AR 727031780010546
  8. Teresa McKinney, P.A.-CFayetteville, AR 727031295007342

Common questions

What is Brandon Charles Merrill, PA-C's NPI number?

Brandon Charles Merrill, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679957369, issued on Jul 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brandon Charles Merrill, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3317 N Wimberly Dr, Fayetteville, AR, 72703. Phone: (479) 521-2752. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brandon Charles Merrill, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number PA-1022, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brandon Charles Merrill, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brandon Charles Merrill, PA-C had 210 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.