Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Smithfield, NC
Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1588790877, issued on Feb 23, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 201878, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 201878 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 545 E Market St, Smithfield, NC 27577
- Phone
- (919) 876-7807
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2024
- Fax
- (919) 876-8823
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040821000060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 201878Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,449 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate124 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl68 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate55 claims
- Famotidine54 claims
- Furosemide51 claims
- Gabapentin51 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: $196.52
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vifor Pharma, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- North Carolina Nephrology PASmithfield, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James, NP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 15% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Smithfield
They are 7 of the 727 NPPES records with a practice address in Smithfield, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 4,524 in North Carolina → Every provider in Smithfield → Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maureen Adams, FNP-BC, NP-CSmithfield, NC 275771548923972
- Tara Bush, N.P.Smithfield, NC 275771083696868
- Angela Demetrius, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCSmithfield, NC 275771033852959
- Markiesha Edgerton, NPSmithfield, NC 275771326420928
- Carol Edwards, N.P.Smithfield, NC 275771588728794
- Joseph Wilkinson, FNP-BCSmithfield, NC 275771588685937
- Angela Blackburn, AGPNPRoxboro, NC 275731245899616
- Elizabeth Boozer, RN NPCRoxboro, NC 275731134349301
Common questions
What is Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James, NP's NPI number?
Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588790877, issued on Feb 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 545 E Market St, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 876-7807. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James, NP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201878, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phyllis Aleta Merritt-James, NP had 1,449 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.