Merissa Ferrar Nelms, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Athens, GA
Merissa Ferrar Nelms, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1801488465, issued on Feb 5, 2021. Check the license (Georgia DN122419, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merissa Ferrar Nelms
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- DN122419 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 870 Gaines School RD, Athens, GA 30605
- Phone
- (706) 546-7473
- Enumerated
- Feb 5, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Fax
- (706) 549-0973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 870 Gaines School RD
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Verify Merissa Ferrar Nelms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license DN122419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $13.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Merissa Ferrar Nelms among 3,145 general practice dentistry records in Georgia
Merissa Ferrar Nelms, DDS is one of 3,145 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Athens
They are 46 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,145 general practice dentistry records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Merissa Ferrar Nelms, DDS's NPI number?
Merissa Ferrar Nelms, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801488465, issued on Feb 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merissa Ferrar Nelms, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 870 Gaines School RD, Athens, GA, 30605. Phone: (706) 546-7473. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merissa Ferrar Nelms, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number DN122419, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia 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.