Merwin Michael Scruggs
Dentist · Smyrna, TN
Merwin Michael Scruggs is a dentist with a practice address in Smyrna, Tennessee, and NPI 1255949780, issued on Jul 21, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee 11337, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merwin Michael Scruggs
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 11337 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1730 Lee Victory Pkwy, Smyrna, TN 37167
- Phone
- (615) 355-0269
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1730 Lee Victory Pkwy
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Verify Merwin Michael Scruggs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 11337Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin19 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: $484.21
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kulzer, LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Merwin Michael Scruggs among 1,525 dentist records in Tennessee
Merwin Michael Scruggs is one of 1,525 dentist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 64% 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 77% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 dentist records list a practice address in Smyrna
They are 32 of the 1,069 NPPES records with a practice address in Smyrna, and 1,525 dentist records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Merwin Michael Scruggs's NPI number?
Merwin Michael Scruggs's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255949780, issued on Jul 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merwin Michael Scruggs located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1730 Lee Victory Pkwy, Smyrna, TN, 37167. Phone: (615) 355-0269. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merwin Michael Scruggs's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 11337, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Merwin Michael Scruggs prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merwin Michael Scruggs had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.