Karol Dyan Merrifield, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Fitzgerald, GA
Karol Dyan Merrifield, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fitzgerald, Georgia, and NPI 1801554449, issued on Dec 1, 2021. Check the license (Georgia APRN-NP168504, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karol Dyan Merrifield
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APRN-NP168504 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 118 Norman Dorminy Dr, Fitzgerald, GA 31750
- Phone
- (229) 423-9561
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2025
- Fax
- (229) 424-7097
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220103000129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 118 Norman Dorminy Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karol Dyan Merrifield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN-NP168504Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
10,427 Medicare Part D claims for 679 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 332 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate336 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium321 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium313 claims
- Potassium Chloride271 claims
- Losartan Potassium259 claims
- Tramadol Hcl237 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: $654.30
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Dmc Physician Group LLCFitzgerald, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karol Dyan Merrifield among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Karol Dyan Merrifield, FNP-C is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 68% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fitzgerald
They are 22 of the 116 NPPES records with a practice address in Fitzgerald, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
All 8,635 in Georgia → Every provider in Fitzgerald → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela Bloodworth, NPFitzgerald, GA 317501487169322
- Virginia Cox, FNP-CFitzgerald, GA 317501093756538
- Rebecca Dawson, NPFitzgerald, GA 317501730555038
- Beverly Graham, FNP-CFitzgerald, GA 317501316451735
- Brandi HillFitzgerald, GA 317501619571437
- Brandi Hipps, NP-CFitzgerald, GA 317501124602404
- Jimmy Howell, NP-CFitzgerald, GA 317501346713203
- Lisa Luckie, FNP-CFitzgerald, GA 317501134600414
Common questions
What is Karol Dyan Merrifield, FNP-C's NPI number?
Karol Dyan Merrifield, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801554449, issued on Dec 1, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karol Dyan Merrifield, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 118 Norman Dorminy Dr, Fitzgerald, GA, 31750. Phone: (229) 423-9561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karol Dyan Merrifield, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number APRN-NP168504, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karol Dyan Merrifield, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karol Dyan Merrifield, FNP-C had 10,427 Medicare Part D claims for 679 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.