Merin Varghese, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Gainesville, GA
Merin Varghese, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1336584929, issued on May 8, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 080900, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merin Varghese
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 080900 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770) 219-7939
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181128000506); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merin Varghese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 080900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
397 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ceftriaxone72 claims
- Daptomycin68 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium53 claims
- Ampicillin Sodium41 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl35 claims
- Cefepime Hcl30 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merin Varghese among 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia
Merin Varghese, M.D. is one of 351 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia.
All 351 in Georgia → Every provider in Gainesville → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Bressler, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011154371870
- Joong Yong Kwon, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011942422886
- Supriya Mannepalli, M.D.,Gainesville, GA 305011609996529
- Addison Parris, MDGainesville, GA 305011720035421
- Budder Siddiqui, MDGainesville, GA 305011366670051
- Katelyn Boykin, DOBraselton, GA 305171215566864
- Roger Lovell, MDAthens, GA 306061073538682
- Jennifer Madeo, DOAthens, GA 306061750678488
Common questions
What is Merin Varghese, M.D.'s NPI number?
Merin Varghese, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336584929, issued on May 8, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merin Varghese, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 219-7939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merin Varghese, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 080900, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Merin Varghese, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merin Varghese, M.D. had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Merin Varghese, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.