Michael Clive Merritt, OD
Optometrist · Lynn, MA
Michael Clive Merritt, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lynn, Massachusetts, and NPI 1497265326, issued on Oct 5, 2017. Check the license (Massachusetts 5257, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Clive Merritt
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5257 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20 Central Ave FL 1, Lynn, MA 01901
- Phone
- (540) 834-3295
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180717001742); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20 Central Ave FL 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Louis EilertOptician1912791161
Verify Michael Clive Merritt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 5257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost112 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol31 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate24 claims
- Restasis18 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 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: $15.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 one group practice
- Lynn Community Health, Inc.Lynn, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Clive Merritt among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Michael Clive Merritt, OD is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Lynn → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ze Yang FuLynn, MA 019011407799752
- Angela Pool, ODLynn, MA 019011508590068
- Benjamin Strake, ODLynn, MA 019011073004347
- William Vaughan, ODLynn, MA 019011477696169
- Selena Zhan, ODLynn, MA 019011013899004
- Thomas Anzaldi, ODLynn, MA 019051760548788
- Petya Damyanova, O.D.Lynn, MA 019051518107432
- Ying Wu-Freeman, ODLynn, MA 019051588289078
Common questions
What is Michael Clive Merritt, OD's NPI number?
Michael Clive Merritt, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497265326, issued on Oct 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Clive Merritt, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 Central Ave FL 1, Lynn, MA, 01901. Phone: (540) 834-3295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Clive Merritt, OD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 5257, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Clive Merritt, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Clive Merritt, OD had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.