NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Joseph Merrell, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Greensboro, NC

David Joseph Merrell, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1922369552, issued on May 30, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 183740, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1922369552
Name
David Joseph Merrell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
183740 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1125 N Church St, Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone
(336) 832-7486
Enumerated
May 30, 2012
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150817001058); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2012
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 1125 N Church St

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

  1. Babatunde AinaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801738265
  2. Amelia Baker, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508655796
  3. Mahnoor BalochStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659123628
  4. Virali Bhagat, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417743006
  5. Akhila Boyina, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346937380
  6. Vondra Brimage, DOFamily Medicine Physician1568082873

Verify David Joseph Merrell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. David Merrell15
  2. Specialty average3,544

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Moses Cone Physician Services, IncGreensboro, NC
  2. Raleigh Durham Medical Group PAGreensboro, NC

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

David Joseph Merrell among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

David Joseph Merrell, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

182 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Greensboro

They are 182 of the 8,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Greensboro, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pamela Banister, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011043212616
  2. Veita Bland, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011083675433
  3. Marshall Chambliss, MDGreensboro, NC 274011629026471
  4. Karl Fields, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011760437420
  5. William Hensel, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011073560538
  6. Gerald Hill, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011114971009
  7. Michael Hilts, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011568409522
  8. Sarah Irving, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011871513093

Common questions

What is David Joseph Merrell, MD's NPI number?

David Joseph Merrell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922369552, issued on May 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Joseph Merrell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1125 N Church St, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 832-7486. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Joseph Merrell, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 183740, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Joseph Merrell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Joseph Merrell, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.