NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jacob Mercier

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbus, MS

Jacob Mercier is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Mississippi, and NPI 1437723863, issued on May 19, 2021. Check the license (Mississippi 31389, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1437723863
Name
Jacob Mercier
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
31389 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, MS 39705
Phone
(662) 244-2084
Enumerated
May 19, 2021
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241024004644); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2021
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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Verify Jacob Mercier in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

548 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jacob Mercier548
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate32 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium27 claims
  4. Spironolactone22 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium18 claims
  6. Carvedilol17 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: $22.68

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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. Jacob Mercier$22.68
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Comprehensive Hospitalists OF MS, LLCOxford, MS

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

Jacob Mercier among 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi

Jacob Mercier is one of 972 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2021, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 585 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 34 of the 843 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brett Brown, MDColumbus, MS 397051841221702
  2. Bradley Brown, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051992736870
  3. Christina Collins, MDColumbus, MS 397051760692917
  4. Michael Duckworth, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051083682934
  5. Mark Friloux, MDColumbus, MS 397051679562748
  6. Min Kim, MDColumbus, MS 397051437187333
  7. Slater Lowry, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051619048204
  8. Gregory Nunez, MDColumbus, MS 397051497869978

Common questions

What is Jacob Mercier's NPI number?

Jacob Mercier's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437723863, issued on May 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jacob Mercier located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, MS, 39705. Phone: (662) 244-2084. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jacob Mercier's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 31389, 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.

How much does Jacob Mercier prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jacob Mercier had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 120 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.