David F. Merritt, OD
Optometrist · Sparta, TN
David F. Merritt, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Sparta, Tennessee, and NPI 1831231158, issued on Feb 13, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee OD1636, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David F. Merritt
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD1636 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 305 N Spring St, Sparta, TN 38583
- Phone
- (931) 836-2424
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2023
- Fax
- (931) 836-1314
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101007000743); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David F. Merritt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD1636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
231 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost123 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone21 claims
- Timolol Maleate20 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol16 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eye Centers OF Tennessee, LLCSparta, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David F. Merritt among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
David F. Merritt, OD is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Sparta
They are 6 of the 189 NPPES records with a practice address in Sparta, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mariam GirgesSparta, TN 385831376156554
- Caitlin Millsaps, ODSparta, TN 385831518731918
- Martin Parod, O.D.Sparta, TN 385831023090594
- Jennifer Peek, ODSparta, TN 385831568660181
- Shannon Shelley, O.D.Sparta, TN 385831770745879
- Ashley Allred, O.D., F.A.A.O.Livingston, TN 385701215165519
- Holly Pendel, ODLivingston, TN 385701134672629
- Clifton Randle, O.D.Jamestown, TN 385561528061835
Common questions
What is David F. Merritt, OD's NPI number?
David F. Merritt, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831231158, issued on Feb 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David F. Merritt, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 N Spring St, Sparta, TN, 38583. Phone: (931) 836-2424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David F. Merritt, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD1636, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David F. Merritt, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David F. Merritt, OD had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David F. Merritt, OD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.