NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Andew Merrill, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA

Christopher Andew Merrill, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1508363029, issued on Apr 11, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana 332580, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508363029
Name
Christopher Andew Merrill
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
332580 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2003 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone
(504) 962-6110
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2023
Fax
(504) 962-6111
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220829003112); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2018
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 2003 Tulane Avenue

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

  1. Alia AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700347333
  2. Jennifer Abdalla, MDRheumatology Physician1376004937
  3. Dexter Matrana, DOAllergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician1164927539

Verify Christopher Andew Merrill in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

635 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Merrill635
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel41 claims
  2. Amiodarone Hcl35 claims
  3. Eliquis31 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate31 claims
  5. Furosemide24 claims
  6. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er23 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score65.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $175.94

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Merrill$175.94
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Apogee Medical Group, Louisiana, Inc.Slidell, LA

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

Christopher Andew Merrill among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Christopher Andew Merrill, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

392 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans

They are 392 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alys Alper, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121376634196
  2. Sanjay Chaube, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121356458111
  3. Robert Eubanks, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121316960321
  4. Michelle Guidry, M. D.New Orleans, LA 701121912944927
  5. Catherine Hebert, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121427071463
  6. William Imsais, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121770548349
  7. Michael Landry, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121053413203
  8. Susan Lewis Abdalian, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121033200969

Common questions

What is Christopher Andew Merrill, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Andew Merrill, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508363029, issued on Apr 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Andew Merrill, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2003 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 962-6110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Andew Merrill, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 332580, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Andew Merrill, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Andew Merrill, MD had 635 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Andew Merrill, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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