Joseph Trent Merrill, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Salt Lake City, UT
Joseph Trent Merrill, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1881758985, issued on Dec 21, 2006. Check the license (Utah 7990998-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Trent Merrill
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 7990998-1205 UT
54303-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 324 E 10TH Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84103
- Phone
- (801) 408-7500
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110923000105); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Trent Merrill in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 7990998-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,140 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium132 claims
- Omeprazole130 claims
- Colestipol Hcl96 claims
- Famotidine68 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf60 claims
- Sucralfate55 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: $920.89
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Ihc Health Services IncSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Trent Merrill among 149 gastroenterology physician records in Utah
Joseph Trent Merrill, MD is one of 149 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 85% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Utah
There are 149 gastroenterology physician records in Utah.
All 149 in Utah → Every provider in Salt Lake City → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Suryanarayana Reddy ChallaSalt Lake City, UT 841031356830533
- Dan Collins, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841031972745024
- Matthew Feurer, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841031508157942
- Darcie Gorman, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841031063637353
- Peter Nielsen, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841031073552519
- Iqbal Sandhu, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841031740391622
- Melvin Kuwahara, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841021306871116
- Robert Miller, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841021306925433
Common questions
What is Joseph Trent Merrill, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Trent Merrill, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881758985, issued on Dec 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Trent Merrill, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 324 E 10TH Ave, Salt Lake City, UT, 84103. Phone: (801) 408-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Trent Merrill, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 7990998-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Trent Merrill, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Trent Merrill, MD had 1,140 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.