Kenneth Kyle Merck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Clemson, SC
Kenneth Kyle Merck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Clemson, South Carolina, and NPI 1740898337, issued on Jul 20, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina APN.24063, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Kyle Merck
- Credential
- MSN, APRN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APN.24063 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Tiger Blvd, Clemson, SC 29631
- Phone
- (866) 389-2727
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201028000591); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1300 Tiger Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenneth Kyle Merck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license APN.24063Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
435 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl94 claims
- Clonazepam59 claims
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Temazepam27 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate27 claims
- Eszopiclone24 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: $82.28
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. 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
- 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).
Kenneth Kyle Merck among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Kenneth Kyle Merck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 39% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Clemson
They are 31 of the 369 NPPES records with a practice address in Clemson, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 4,320 in South Carolina → Every provider in Clemson → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benson Bagwell, FNP-BCClemson, SC 296311639703820
- Bethany Boyd, FNPClemson, SC 296311467832154
- Jennifer Cheek, N.P.Clemson, SC 296311447665468
- Ruth Etter, FNP-BCClemson, SC 296311003243056
- Pamela Hitt, NPClemson, SC 296311003336488
- Donald Holbrooks, FNP-CClemson, SC 296311346872512
- Sandra Jacobs, APRN-CClemson, SC 296311902044886
- Caitlin Jordan, FNPClemson, SC 296311942562244
Common questions
What is Kenneth Kyle Merck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Kenneth Kyle Merck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740898337, issued on Jul 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Kyle Merck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Tiger Blvd, Clemson, SC, 29631. Phone: (866) 389-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Kyle Merck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number APN.24063, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kenneth Kyle Merck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Kyle Merck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C had 435 Medicare Part D claims for 89 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.