NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Columbia, TN

Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1174143036, issued on Apr 21, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee 4325, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174143036
Name
Merri Anne Patterson
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
4325 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1050 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 200, Columbia, TN 38401
Phone
(931) 381-2663
Enumerated
Apr 21, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2025
Medicaid ID
Q065006 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210427000356); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2020
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 1050 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 200

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

  1. Jeffrey Adams, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1184677346
  2. Andrea Bain, PTPhysical Therapist1073801973
  3. Melissa Byrd, APRNNurse Practitioner1104455427
  4. Don Caldwell, PAPhysician Assistant1225918337
  5. Diana ConnellyNurse Practitioner1841002847
  6. Randall Davidson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1073566212

Verify Merri Anne Patterson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

499 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 221 claims were for opioids.

  1. Merri Patterson499
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen104 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
  3. Gabapentin62 claims
  4. Meloxicam37 claims
  5. Naloxone Hcl31 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl31 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $100.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Merri Patterson$100.00
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PAColumbia, TN

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

Merri Anne Patterson among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee

Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

32 physician assistant records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 32 of the 1,337 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Amick, PA-CColumbia, TN 384011699080838
  2. Michael Backues, MSM, ATC, PA-CColumbia, TN 384011114900131
  3. Justin Boren, PAColumbia, TN 384011053468199
  4. Caitlin Clemmer, PA-CColumbia, TN 384011871813287
  5. Joseph Cooper, PAColumbia, TN 384011386607588
  6. Katherine Harris, PA-CColumbia, TN 384011225389547
  7. Taryn Kendrick, PAColumbia, TN 384011194058537
  8. John Novak, PAColumbia, TN 384011306807292

Common questions

What is Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C's NPI number?

Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174143036, issued on Apr 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 200, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 381-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 4325, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C had 499 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Merri Anne Patterson, PA-C's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.