NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Ruth Merrison, D.C.

Chiropractor · Forest City, NC

Sarah Ruth Merrison, D.C. is a chiropractor with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1851541585, issued on Sep 30, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 3838, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851541585
Name
Sarah Ruth Merrison
Credential
D.C.
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License number
3838 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
152 W Main St, Forest City, NC 28043
Phone
(828) 245-0202
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 245-0422
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100610001017); accepts Medicare assignment
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 152 W Main St

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

  1. Celena Artis-Hampton, DCChiropractor1518772144
  2. Seann BlantonChiropractor1407685365
  3. Terrionna Gannon, DCChiropractor1134869357
  4. Andreas HaggiandreouChiropractor1255919072
  5. Tanner Hale, DCChiropractor1710691613
  6. Cayla ManningChiropractor1013790815

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carolina Chiropractic Plus OF Polk County IncColumbus, NC
  2. Carolina Chiropractic Plus OF Rutherford County IncForest City, NC

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

Sarah Ruth Merrison among 2,242 chiropractor records in North Carolina

Sarah Ruth Merrison, D.C. is one of 2,242 chiropractor records with a practice address in North Carolina. 21% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 983 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 chiropractor records list a practice address in Forest City

They are 18 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 2,242 chiropractor records in North Carolina.

The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Bailey, D.C.Forest City, NC 280431851370530
  2. Simon Calvillo, D.CForest City, NC 280431437265477
  3. Jill Evans, DCForest City, NC 280431235766551
  4. Terrionna Gannon, DCForest City, NC 280431134869357
  5. Andreas HaggiandreouForest City, NC 280431255919072
  6. Tanner Hale, DCForest City, NC 280431710691613
  7. Kathryn Heidt, DCForest City, NC 280431003443268
  8. Cayla ManningForest City, NC 280431013790815

Common questions

What is Sarah Ruth Merrison, D.C.'s NPI number?

Sarah Ruth Merrison, D.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851541585, issued on Sep 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Ruth Merrison, D.C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 152 W Main St, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 245-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Ruth Merrison, D.C.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 3838, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina 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.