Eric James Merkle, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Jackson, MS
Eric James Merkle, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1275066904, issued on Apr 10, 2017. Check the license (Mississippi 27675, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric James Merkle
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 27675 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216
- Phone
- (901) 287-6756
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric James Merkle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 27675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $183.69
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi Pasteur Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Eric James Merkle among 417 pediatrics physician records in Mississippi
Eric James Merkle, M.D. is one of 417 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 11% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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 208000000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Jackson
They are 130 of the 6,997 NPPES records with a practice address in Jackson, and 417 pediatrics physician records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is Eric James Merkle, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric James Merkle, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275066904, issued on Apr 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric James Merkle, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS, 39216. Phone: (901) 287-6756. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric James Merkle, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 27675, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.