Clint Merritt, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Columbus, GA
Clint Merritt, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1275910192, issued on Apr 29, 2015. Check the license (Georgia 88708, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clint Merritt
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 88708 GA
39218 OK
BP10052466 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1831 5TH Ave, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 320-8660
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Fax
- (706) 320-8664
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220420002139); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1831 5TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Douglas Ciuba, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1427058502
- Angela Dumbuya, NPNurse Practitioner1912071614
Verify Clint Merritt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 88708Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
244 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 109 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl42 claims
- Tramadol Hcl41 claims
- Ibuprofen25 claims
- Cephalexin23 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): 97.6 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: $279.11
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Ahs Oklahoma Physician Group LLCTulsa, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Clint Merritt, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clint Merritt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275910192, issued on Apr 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clint Merritt, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1831 5TH Ave, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 320-8660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clint Merritt, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 88708, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clint Merritt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clint Merritt, M.D. had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Clint Merritt, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.