John Wesley Merriman, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Gainesville, FL
John Wesley Merriman, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1235593559, issued on Apr 12, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME155483, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Wesley Merriman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- ME155483 FL
283981 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL 32610
- Phone
- (352) 265-0655
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220808001653); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Wesley Merriman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME155483Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
123 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $109.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Florida Clinical Practice Association IncGainesville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Wesley Merriman among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
John Wesley Merriman, M.D. is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is John Wesley Merriman, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Wesley Merriman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235593559, issued on Apr 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Wesley Merriman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL, 32610. Phone: (352) 265-0655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Wesley Merriman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME155483, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Wesley Merriman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Wesley Merriman, M.D. had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.