NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert F. Merritt, MD

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Springfield, MO

Robert F. Merritt, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1649369661, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 103751, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1649369661
Name
Robert F. Merritt
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
103751 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1900 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65804
Phone
(417) 820-3911
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 19, 2025
Fax
(417) 820-3924
Medicaid ID
208479915 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050615000913); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1990
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1900 S National Ave

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

  1. Sharad Bansal, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1477654630
  2. Daniel Earnest, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1689740243
  3. James Eden, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093883167
  4. Robert Fraser, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1942342654
  5. Eric Fulnecky, MDInfectious Disease Physician1922176635
  6. Wendy Heilman, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912049396

Verify Robert F. Merritt in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

6,902 Medicare Part D claims for 1,110 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert Merritt6,902
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel609 claims
  2. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er472 claims
  3. Eliquis446 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate401 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate368 claims
  6. Furosemide334 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: $783.67

36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Merritt$783.67
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Mercy Clinic Springfield CommunitiesSpringfield, MO
  2. Skaggs Community Hospital AssociationBranson, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Robert F. Merritt among 200 interventional cardiology physician records in Missouri

Robert F. Merritt, MD is one of 200 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 95% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 171 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Missouri

There are 200 interventional cardiology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Omar Al-Taweel, MBBSSpringfield, MO 658041619428307
  2. Amod Amritphale, MDSpringfield, MO 658041053675157
  3. Jessica Birchem, DOSpringfield, MO 658041285803353
  4. David Cochran, MDSpringfield, MO 658041467541433
  5. Paul Freiman, MDSpringfield, MO 658041669561643
  6. John Hawkins, MDSpringfield, MO 658041710076708
  7. Donald Myears, MDSpringfield, MO 658041083703904
  8. Prince Sethi, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041659727014

Common questions

What is Robert F. Merritt, MD's NPI number?

Robert F. Merritt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649369661, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert F. Merritt, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 S National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65804. Phone: (417) 820-3911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert F. Merritt, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 103751, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert F. Merritt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert F. Merritt, MD had 6,902 Medicare Part D claims for 1,110 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.