NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Michael Merkhofer

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Nashville, TN

Richard Michael Merkhofer is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1285214239, issued on Apr 13, 2021. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285214239
Name
Richard Michael Merkhofer
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
719 Thompson LN Ste 20400, Nashville, TN 37204
Phone
(615) 936-2187
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 936-3533
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 719 Thompson LN Ste 20400

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jacob Abalos, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982545075
  2. Rawia AburummanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255103636
  3. Mason Alford-HollowayStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720838295
  4. Matthew Alonso, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609623313
  5. Udochukwu AmanambaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740127760
  6. Yasmin Araujo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750227278

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Merkhofer26
  2. Specialty average185

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.

Richard Michael Merkhofer among 4,640 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Tennessee

Richard Michael Merkhofer is one of 4,640 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Tennessee. 26% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 14% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 2% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,686 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 1,686 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 4,640 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Tennessee.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anna BerryNashville, TN 372041730769936
  2. Joshua Carty, MDNashville, TN 372041134622160
  3. Catherine DanielsonNashville, TN 372041437302031
  4. Marina Girgis, MDNashville, TN 372041679192546
  5. Lucy JacksonNashville, TN 372041548778350
  6. Mehak KapoorNashville, TN 372041083225536
  7. Elizabeth Machen, M.D.Nashville, TN 372041790226074
  8. Madison PerkinsNashville, TN 372041588283915

Common questions

What is Richard Michael Merkhofer's NPI number?

Richard Michael Merkhofer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285214239, issued on Apr 13, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Michael Merkhofer located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 719 Thompson LN Ste 20400, Nashville, TN, 37204. Phone: (615) 936-2187. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Michael Merkhofer's license?

Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard Michael Merkhofer prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Michael Merkhofer had 26 Medicare Part D claims; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.