Pauline T. Merrill, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Greenville, SC
Pauline T. Merrill, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1104826841, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 90924, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pauline T. Merrill
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 90924 SC
036096119 IL
9500667 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1126 Grove RD, Greenville, SC 29605
- Phone
- (864) 233-5722
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2026
- Fax
- (864) 233-6027
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240306002297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1126 Grove RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Pauline T. Merrill in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 90924Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate49 claims
- Difluprednate23 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine18 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $673.66
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alimera Sciences, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Consultants OF Carolina, PAGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pauline T. Merrill among 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina
Pauline T. Merrill, MD is one of 329 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
All 329 in South Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Antworth, MDGreenville, SC 296051649254020
- Essene Bell, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051700881372
- William Caldwell, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051740250653
- Gregory Christensen, MDGreenville, SC 296051851374482
- Kurt Heitman, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051548218340
- Gregg Kaiser, MDGreenville, SC 296051386627925
- James Pressly, MDGreenville, SC 296051790775252
- John Renfro, MDGreenville, SC 296051215911607
Common questions
What is Pauline T. Merrill, MD's NPI number?
Pauline T. Merrill, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104826841, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pauline T. Merrill, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1126 Grove RD, Greenville, SC, 29605. Phone: (864) 233-5722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pauline T. Merrill, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 90924, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pauline T. Merrill, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pauline T. Merrill, MD had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pauline T. Merrill, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.