NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merrill Friday, LPC

Professional Counselor · Vestavia, AL

Merrill Friday, LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Vestavia, Alabama, and NPI 1477019792, issued on Feb 11, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 2739, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1477019792
Name
Merrill Friday
Credential
LPC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
2739 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2489 Kenvil Cir, Vestavia, AL 35243
Phone
(205) 427-8573
Enumerated
Feb 11, 2019
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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Merrill Friday among 1,797 professional counselor records in Alabama

Merrill Friday, LPC is one of 1,797 professional counselor records with a practice address in Alabama. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 12% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 professional counselor records list a practice address in Vestavia

They are 25 of the 874 NPPES records with a practice address in Vestavia, and 1,797 professional counselor records in Alabama. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katherine Clark, M.A., L.P.C.Birmingham, AL 352431881920866
  2. Heather Davis, LPC, RPTBirmingham, AL 352431245531011
  3. Maxine Fuller, M.A., LPC, ED.DBirmingham, AL 352431932555711
  4. Melinda Higginbotham, MS LPCBirmingham, AL 352431225297351
  5. Davita Jefferson, LPC, NCCVestavia, AL 352431215283577
  6. Beth Mann, LPCBirmingham, AL 352431902050677
  7. Jennifer Miller, MA, LPC-MHSPVestavia, AL 352431831228477
  8. Simona Niculaes, LPCVestavia, AL 352431093255119

Common questions

What is Merrill Friday, LPC's NPI number?

Merrill Friday, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477019792, issued on Feb 11, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merrill Friday, LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2489 Kenvil Cir, Vestavia, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 427-8573. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merrill Friday, LPC's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 2739, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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