Jaya Bindu Merugu, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Aiken, SC
Jaya Bindu Merugu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Aiken, South Carolina, and NPI 1093979809, issued on Jul 11, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 34349, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jaya Bindu Merugu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 34349 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 655 Medical Park Dr, Aiken, SC 29801
- Phone
- (803) 641-5900
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 343499 SC
003141004B GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120904000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 655 Medical Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carol Ann Allen, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1295351211
- Marlea Bodie, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1700523149
Verify Jaya Bindu Merugu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34349Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate11 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: $225.13
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Chestnut Hill Mental Health Center, IncTravelers Rest, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jaya Bindu Merugu among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Jaya Bindu Merugu, MD is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Aiken → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matilde Chaille, MDAiken, SC 298011528265790
- Holly Clark, M.D.Aiken, SC 298011346453727
- Gretchen Enright, M.D.Aiken, SC 298011043393051
- Brenda Ratliff, MDAiken, SC 298011346376191
- Kasey Broom, MDAiken, SC 298031912522756
- Ebele Compean, M.D.Aiken, SC 298031033591979
- Grant Deedy, MDAiken, SC 298031932849080
- John Dewitt, M.D.Aiken, SC 298031952497653
Common questions
What is Jaya Bindu Merugu, MD's NPI number?
Jaya Bindu Merugu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093979809, issued on Jul 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jaya Bindu Merugu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 655 Medical Park Dr, Aiken, SC, 29801. Phone: (803) 641-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jaya Bindu Merugu, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 34349, 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 Jaya Bindu Merugu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jaya Bindu Merugu, MD had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.