Christopher A. Merrell, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · N Charleston, SC
Christopher A. Merrell, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in N Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1720049182, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 29668, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher A. Merrell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 29668 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2880 Tricom St, N Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 797-5050
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 797-5050
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070806000305); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2880 Tricom St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christina Chandler, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1013251750
- Sarah Folk, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1790035509
- Arielle Gelardi, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1134646755
- Savannah Spearman, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1922382472
- William Wilson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1689682213
Verify Christopher A. Merrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29668Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,983 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 1,336 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen574 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen400 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er118 claims
- Diazepam87 claims
- Gabapentin75 claims
- Pregabalin73 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): 78.2 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: $1,132.58
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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 one group practice
- Arcis Healthcare LLCNorth Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher A. Merrell among 182 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in South Carolina
Christopher A. Merrell, M.D. is one of 182 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 64% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 101 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 182 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in South Carolina.
All 182 in South Carolina → Every provider in N Charleston → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Deford, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061003158908
- Melissa DemarcoNorth Charleston, SC 294061245874999
- William Livesay, D.O.North Charleston, SC 294061255361846
- George Saavedra, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061629018403
- Eric WesterbeckNorth Charleston, SC 294061922503812
- James Bloom, M.D.Charleston, SC 294051720068398
- Andrea Pereira, M.D.Charleston, SC 294071609937192
- Nancey Tsai, MDHanahan, SC 294101205938040
Common questions
What is Christopher A. Merrell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher A. Merrell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720049182, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher A. Merrell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2880 Tricom St, N Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 797-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher A. Merrell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 29668, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher A. Merrell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher A. Merrell, M.D. had 1,983 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher A. Merrell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 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.