NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336584929
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
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 743 Spring St NE

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

  1. Raza Abbas, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1245549112
  2. Eltigani Abdelhai, MDInternal Medicine Physician1538233531
  3. Ahmad Abdussalam, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1134317316
  4. Richard Adams, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164279741
  5. Jennifer Adamski, ARNP,ACNP-BCCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1649387648
  6. Joanna Addison, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1942096649

Verify Merin Varghese in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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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.

  1. Merin Varghese397
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Ceftriaxone72 claims
  2. Daptomycin68 claims
  3. Cefazolin Sodium53 claims
  4. Ampicillin Sodium41 claims
  5. Vancomycin Hcl35 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adam Bressler, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011154371870
  2. Joong Yong Kwon, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011942422886
  3. Supriya Mannepalli, M.D.,Gainesville, GA 305011609996529
  4. Addison Parris, MDGainesville, GA 305011720035421
  5. Budder Siddiqui, MDGainesville, GA 305011366670051
  6. Katelyn Boykin, DOBraselton, GA 305171215566864
  7. Roger Lovell, MDAthens, GA 306061073538682
  8. 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.

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