Richard Henry Merrill, OD
Optometrist · Andalusia, AL
Richard Henry Merrill, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Andalusia, Alabama, and NPI 1043312499, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-361-TA-258, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Henry Merrill
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-361-TA-258 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 406 E Three Notch St, Andalusia, AL 36420
- Phone
- (334) 222-6632
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 222-9828
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Henry Merrill in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-361-TA-258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $40.92
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe 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.
Richard Henry Merrill among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Richard Henry Merrill, OD is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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 152W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Andalusia
They are 4 of the 211 NPPES records with a practice address in Andalusia, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Barton, ODAndalusia, AL 364201083929020
- Meredith Flatt, ODAndalusia, AL 364211619683737
- James Tillman, O.D.Andalusia, AL 364211164598215
- Aubrey Odom, O.D.Evergreen, AL 364011295803195
- Nelson Crandall, ODMonroeville, AL 364601689649089
- Kenny Blackston, O.D.Opp, AL 364671740286301
- Andrew Carter, O.D.Opp, AL 364671932653722
- Joshua Driver, O.D.Opp, AL 364671972679033
Common questions
What is Richard Henry Merrill, OD's NPI number?
Richard Henry Merrill, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043312499, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Henry Merrill, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 406 E Three Notch St, Andalusia, AL, 36420. Phone: (334) 222-6632. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Henry Merrill, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-361-TA-258, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.