NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mellanie S. Merrit, PA

Physician Assistant · Birmingham, AL

Mellanie S. Merrit, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1386979821, issued on Oct 15, 2009. Check the license (Alabama PA.2618, 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
1386979821
Name
Mellanie S. Merrit
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
PA.2618 AL
PA56529 CA
PA200305 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 731-9701
Enumerated
Oct 15, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250825002408); 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 619 19TH St S

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

  1. Thaer Abdelfattah, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1346796091
  2. Mackenzie AbrahamSurgery Physician1033738620
  3. Janice Abrams, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1174157937
  4. Stacie Abruzzio, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710616842
  5. Gregory Adrian, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1548919939
  6. Faris AhmedNephrology Physician1881805372

Verify Mellanie S. Merrit in five checks

  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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

98 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mellanie Merrit98
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
  2. Tamsulosin Hcl14 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: $577.12

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mellanie Merrit$577.12
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  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).

Mellanie S. Merrit among 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama

Mellanie S. Merrit, PA 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 2009, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 16% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · 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. Linda Brantley, SABirmingham, AL 352331245247998
  2. Brennan GarveyBirmingham, AL 352331467460600
  3. Michael Goodwin, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352331619913845
  4. Suzanne Herrin, PABirmingham, AL 352331184759243
  5. Deborah JeterBirmingham, AL 352331912011784
  6. Cathy JonesBirmingham, AL 352331689601148
  7. David KlodaBirmingham, AL 352331639282205
  8. Francis Lane, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352331447274493

Common questions

What is Mellanie S. Merrit, PA's NPI number?

Mellanie S. Merrit, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386979821, issued on Oct 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mellanie S. Merrit, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 731-9701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mellanie S. Merrit, PA's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number PA.2618, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mellanie S. Merrit, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mellanie S. Merrit, PA had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.