Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1922398361, issued on Apr 18, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 51671, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 51671 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3960 New Covington Pike, Memphis, TN 38128
- Phone
- (901) 516-5587
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2024
- Fax
- (901) 516-5323
- Medicaid IDs
- 06183733 MS
204727001 AR
Q007220 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140927000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3960 New Covington Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51671Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
815 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Carvedilol50 claims
- Clopidogrel39 claims
- Eliquis37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate33 claims
- Furosemide27 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Methodist Inpatient Physicians LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
325 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 325 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD's NPI number?
Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922398361, issued on Apr 18, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3960 New Covington Pike, Memphis, TN, 38128. Phone: (901) 516-5587. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51671, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD had 815 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shayla Tanesia Merry-Afoakwa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.