NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Homer Curtiss Merrick, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Sealevel, NC

Homer Curtiss Merrick, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sealevel, North Carolina, and NPI 1487600821, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9900101, 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
1487600821
Name
Homer Curtiss Merrick
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
9900101 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
458 Hwy 70 East, Sealevel, NC 28577
Phone
(252) 225-1134
Enumerated
May 26, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(252) 225-1165
Medicaid ID
891224P NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040526001315); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1980
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,325 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. Homer Merrick3,325
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam201 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
  3. Omeprazole123 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium109 claims
  5. Lorazepam89 claims
  6. Lisinopril85 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $13.85

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was iRhythm Technologies, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Homer Merrick$13.85
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Homer Curtiss Merrick among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Homer Curtiss Merrick, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maya Kahwagi, MDSnow Hill, NC 285801225292766
  2. Holly Warren, M.D.Snow Hill, NC 285801629236013
  3. Ana Abaroa-Salvatierra, M.D.Pollocksville, NC 285731598101750
  4. Christopher Atkinson, DOPollocksville, NC 285731821082975
  5. Michael Davis, MDPollocksville, NC 285731356336895
  6. Nicholas Farina, MDPollocksville, NC 285731013901164
  7. John Jasper, M.D.Pollocksville, NC 285731134548258
  8. Mark Moeller, MDPollocksville, NC 285731053304097

Common questions

What is Homer Curtiss Merrick, M.D.'s NPI number?

Homer Curtiss Merrick, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487600821, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Homer Curtiss Merrick, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 458 Hwy 70 East, Sealevel, NC, 28577. Phone: (252) 225-1134. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Homer Curtiss Merrick, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9900101, 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 Homer Curtiss Merrick, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Homer Curtiss Merrick, M.D. had 3,325 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.