Christopher Michael Merrick, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Christopher Michael Merrick, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1942566419, issued on Apr 9, 2012. Check the license (Colorado DR.0059206, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Merrick
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- DR.0059206 CO
53572 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1725 E Boulder St Ste 204, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
- Phone
- (719) 471-1069
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180808001612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 288 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1725 E Boulder St Ste 204
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nida AhmedPulmonary Disease Physician1043663198
- Stephanie Harabaglia, D.O., M.S.Internal Medicine Physician1104277532
- Aubrae IsenhartPulmonary Disease Physician1669979662
- Suneel Kumar, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1811934839
- Rachel Merling, NPNurse Practitioner1386459782
Verify Christopher Michael Merrick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0059206Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
788 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta166 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa121 claims
- Prednisone42 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims
- Montelukast Sodium30 claims
- Symbicort30 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: $698.32
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 4 group practices
- Keefe Memorial Health Service DistrictCheyenne Wells, CO
- Pikes Peak Discharge ClinicColorado Springs, CO
- Pulmonary AssociatesColorado Springs, CO
- Salida Hospital DistrictBuena Vista, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Michael Merrick among 288 pulmonary disease physician records in Colorado
Christopher Michael Merrick, M.D. is one of 288 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 76% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 210 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Colorado
There are 288 pulmonary disease physician records in Colorado.
All 288 in Colorado → Every provider in Colorado Springs → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nida AhmedColorado Springs, CO 809091043663198
- Aubrae IsenhartColorado Springs, CO 809091669979662
- Steven Mohnssen, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091568467280
- Ronald Rains, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091023013745
- Timothy Rummel, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091598760217
- Timothy Bedient, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071851417364
- Rachel Black, DOColorado Springs, CO 809071003276528
- Dheeraj Dhotre, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071508046368
Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Merrick, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Michael Merrick, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942566419, issued on Apr 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Merrick, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 E Boulder St Ste 204, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909. Phone: (719) 471-1069. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Merrick, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0059206, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Michael Merrick, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Michael Merrick, M.D. had 788 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.