Merritt Echols McLaughlin, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Thomson, GA
Merritt Echols McLaughlin, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Thomson, Georgia, and NPI 1962797712, issued on Jun 9, 2011. Check the license (Georgia 80472, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merritt Echols McLaughlin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 80472 GA
D0078453 MD
LL33533 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 Fluker Street Family Medicine, Thomson, GA 30824
- Phone
- (706) 595-1090
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 595-6010
- Medicaid ID
- 003221449A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200107002890); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merritt Echols McLaughlin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 80472Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,202 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 142 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate259 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium225 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium222 claims
- Gabapentin173 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium149 claims
- Losartan Potassium148 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: $119.39
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
- Neighborhood Improvement Project, IncAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merritt Echols McLaughlin among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Merritt Echols McLaughlin, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Thomson
They are 11 of the 156 NPPES records with a practice address in Thomson, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Merritt Echols McLaughlin, MD's NPI number?
Merritt Echols McLaughlin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962797712, issued on Jun 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merritt Echols McLaughlin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 Fluker Street Family Medicine, Thomson, GA, 30824. Phone: (706) 595-1090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merritt Echols McLaughlin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 80472, 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 Merritt Echols McLaughlin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merritt Echols McLaughlin, MD had 6,202 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.