NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Merriman

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Iowa City, IA

Christopher Merriman is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1770225591, issued on Apr 12, 2022. Check the license with the Iowa 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
1770225591
Name
Christopher Merriman
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 356-1616
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2022
Record last updated
May 2, 2022
Fax
(319) 356-2587
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250904004316); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2022
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 200 Hawkins Dr

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

  1. Helena Aaberg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689301558
  2. Abdullah Abbasi, MDGastroenterology Physician1932944204
  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

Verify Christopher Merriman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

603 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Christopher Merriman603
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl66 claims
  2. Lamotrigine33 claims
  3. Hydroxyzine Hcl31 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl31 claims
  5. Mirtazapine30 claims
  6. Quetiapine Fumarate25 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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Christopher Merriman among 923 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Iowa

Christopher Merriman is one of 923 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Iowa. 18% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 25% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2023 among the 40 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 21% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

334 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Iowa City

They are 334 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 923 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Iowa.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohammed Ali, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421639435423
  2. Sami Alnafi, MDIowa City, IA 522421750660981
  3. Thomas Bauer, D.D.S.Iowa City, IA 522421003909508
  4. Joshua Cohen, D.D.S.Iowa City, IA 522421043358039
  5. Mitchell DotsonIowa City, IA 522421083936348
  6. Meghan HartigIowa City, IA 522421972826428
  7. James Jespersen, D.D.S.Iowa City, IA 522421225229669
  8. Yun Kim, DDSIowa City, IA 522421063570596

Common questions

What is Christopher Merriman's NPI number?

Christopher Merriman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770225591, issued on Apr 12, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Merriman located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-1616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Merriman's license?

Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Merriman prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Merriman had 603 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.