NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Edward Merkel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, TN

Mark Edward Merkel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1528696762, issued on Apr 1, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee 27444, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528696762
Name
Mark Edward Merkel
Credential
MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
27444 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1040 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 108, Columbia, TN 38401
Phone
(615) 661-7888
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 661-9001
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241108001825); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1040 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 108

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Garrett, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1770594079
  2. Mackenzie Young, MA, BCBA. LBABehavior Analyst1578284972

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mark Merkel59
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone15 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Pai Medical WV PLLCKearneysville, WV
  2. Pursuecare, LLCKearneysville, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mark Edward Merkel among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Mark Edward Merkel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 86 of the 1,337 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chandler Anderson, FNPColumbia, TN 384011457471641
  2. Christy Cone, NPColumbia, TN 384011093931628
  3. Jamie Davis, N.P.Columbia, TN 384011922162619
  4. Page Graham, NPColumbia, TN 384011992860779
  5. Gina Graves, N.P.Columbia, TN 384011457430613
  6. Margaret Hamilton, R.N, A.P.N.Columbia, TN 384011548376288
  7. Barbara Hinson, N.P.Columbia, TN 384011780753509
  8. Marina Holloway, FNPColumbia, TN 384011033408828

Common questions

What is Mark Edward Merkel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?

Mark Edward Merkel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528696762, issued on Apr 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Edward Merkel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1040 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 108, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (615) 661-7888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Edward Merkel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 27444, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mark Edward Merkel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Edward Merkel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.