James A. Merriam, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Greenville, SC
James A. Merriam, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1386871093, issued on Jun 20, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 31767, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Merriam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 31767 SC
LL31767 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Innovation Dr,. Ste 400, Greenville, SC 29607
- Phone
- (864) 235-7665
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 233-5971
- Medicaid ID
- 317678 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140124001918); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 300 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify James A. Merriam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31767Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
11,293 Medicare Part D claims for 1,363 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis834 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate817 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium749 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate522 claims
- Nitroglycerin432 claims
- Carvedilol424 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: $98.83
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Bon Secours Medical Group Greenville Specialty Care LLCGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Merriam among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina
James A. Merriam, MD is one of 300 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1998 among the 208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 300 in South Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jon Bittrick, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071134111727
- John Cebe, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071972595536
- Lawrence Freeman, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071083606644
- Mark Grabarczyk, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071134168941
- Steven Johnson, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071740272392
- Barbara Moran-Faile, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071396737995
- Matthew Nessmith, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071265490684
- Michael Payne, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071063404622
Common questions
What is James A. Merriam, MD's NPI number?
James A. Merriam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386871093, issued on Jun 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Merriam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Innovation Dr,. Ste 400, Greenville, SC, 29607. Phone: (864) 235-7665. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Merriam, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 31767, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James A. Merriam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Merriam, MD had 11,293 Medicare Part D claims for 1,363 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.