NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merit Jennings Turner, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Little Rock, AR

Merit Jennings Turner, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1629719331, issued on Apr 5, 2022. Check the license (Arkansas E-19037, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629719331
Name
Merit Jennings Turner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
E-19037 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4301 W Markham St # 634, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone
(501) 686-7592
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250722001534); 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 4301 W Markham St # 634

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

  1. Lana Abusalem, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396306932
  2. Hadeel Al FaresStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447822804
  3. Mu'Nes Albadaineh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003487109
  4. Buthainah Alhwarat, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386489177
  5. Lina Alqirem, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043055858
  6. Nathaniel Andress, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992493944

Verify Merit Jennings Turner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Merit Turner53
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Baptist Health ServicesFort Smith, AR
  2. Sebastian Physician Services, PLLCFort Smith, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Merit Jennings Turner among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas

Merit Jennings Turner, MD is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 91% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

219 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Little Rock

They are 219 of the 13,172 NPPES records with a practice address in Little Rock, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Bean, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051003870049
  2. Eric Delgiacco, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051285695973
  3. Raymond Edwards, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051851371314
  4. Irol Gray, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051164429981
  5. Richard Johns, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051144214578
  6. Rana Kayali, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051720041577
  7. Lubna Maruf, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051336119536
  8. Solomon Mogbo, M.DLittle Rock, AR 722051083615348

Common questions

What is Merit Jennings Turner, MD's NPI number?

Merit Jennings Turner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629719331, issued on Apr 5, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merit Jennings Turner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4301 W Markham St # 634, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 686-7592. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merit Jennings Turner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-19037, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Merit Jennings Turner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Merit Jennings Turner, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.