Merinda Herron, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Atlanta, GA
Merinda Herron, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1295733269, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 042276, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merinda Herron
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 042276 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5901C Peachtree Dunwoody RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30328
- Phone
- (404) 252-9751
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (678) 990-5763
- Medicaid IDs
- 000728648G GA
000728648E GA
684743111A GA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5901C Peachtree Dunwoody RD NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Merinda Herron in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 042276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $28.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Merinda Herron among 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia
Merinda Herron, M.D. is one of 2,258 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
518 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 518 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Merinda Herron, M.D.'s NPI number?
Merinda Herron, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295733269, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merinda Herron, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901C Peachtree Dunwoody RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30328. Phone: (404) 252-9751. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merinda Herron, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 042276, 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 Merinda Herron, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merinda Herron, M.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.