NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Collin Merkel

Physician Assistant · Birmingham, AL

Matthew Collin Merkel is a physician assistant with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1821829805, issued on Aug 12, 2024. Check the license (Alabama PA.2682, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821829805
Name
Matthew Collin Merkel
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA.2682 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1720 2ND Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294
Phone
(205) 934-3411
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2024
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2025
Fax
(205) 996-0432
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251210000471); 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 1720 2ND Ave S

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

  1. Ala'a Abu-SpetaniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750962429
  2. Kresti Bailey, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1285104943
  3. Calli BeasleyAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1649739368
  4. Pamela Bowen, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1740308543
  5. Rachael BoxwellStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013711217
  6. Crystal Chapman Lambert, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538498274

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

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

Matthew Collin Merkel among 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama

Matthew Collin Merkel is one of 1,148 physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 78% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2020 among the 739 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

368 physician assistant records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 368 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Bragg, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352941194479204
  2. Meredith Grimm, P.A.-CBirmingham, AL 352941598783375
  3. Jennifer Holdefer Penuel, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352941619140571
  4. Maegan MaddenBirmingham, AL 352941710876552
  5. Celia Manning, PABirmingham, AL 352941265023238
  6. Sydney Smith, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352941134834625
  7. Delaney Taylor, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352941659086262
  8. Nickolas Baker, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352491821682303

Common questions

What is Matthew Collin Merkel's NPI number?

Matthew Collin Merkel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821829805, issued on Aug 12, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Collin Merkel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 2ND Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35294. Phone: (205) 934-3411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Collin Merkel's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number PA.2682, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.