NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Carey Merritt, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Jacksonville, FL

Thomas Carey Merritt, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1215927140, issued on Oct 22, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME49825, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1215927140
Name
Thomas Carey Merritt
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
ME49825 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9889 Gate Pkwy N Ste 305, Jacksonville, FL 32246
Phone
(904) 725-6463
Enumerated
Oct 22, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2023
Fax
(904) 329-2349
Medicaid ID
268595700 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070209000001); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1982
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 9889 Gate Pkwy N Ste 305

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

  1. Hannah FullfordPhysical Therapy Assistant1568102960
  2. Virginia Greiner, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1689855264
  3. Lynnette Kennison, PMHCNS-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1053510149
  4. Douglas Knapp, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1467132647
  5. Hailey Lafferty, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1740977347
  6. Richard Mercer, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1306456025

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,872 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Thomas Merritt1,872
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam289 claims
  2. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine127 claims
  3. Temazepam99 claims
  4. Diazepam71 claims
  5. Aripiprazole66 claims
  6. Clonazepam65 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: $622.52

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Merritt$622.52
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Artistic Psychiatric Associates LLCJacksonville, FL

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

Thomas Carey Merritt among 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida

Thomas Carey Merritt, M.D. is one of 2,744 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Florida. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 1,283 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Florida

There are 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jonathan Browning, MDJacksonville, FL 322461740636307
  2. Renato Romero, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322461205984606
  3. Debabrata Saha, MDJacksonville, FL 322461225190523
  4. Jacine Vilches, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-CJacksonville, FL 322461700369436
  5. Catherine Bobenrieth, M.DJacksonville Beach, FL 322501508843517
  6. Virginia Dawson, M.D.Jacksonville Beach, FL 322501285045070
  7. Chadd Eaglin, M.D.Jacksonville Beach, FL 322501750599833
  8. Anneline Kingsley, M.D.Jacksonville Beach, FL 322501609134816

Common questions

What is Thomas Carey Merritt, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas Carey Merritt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215927140, issued on Oct 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Carey Merritt, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9889 Gate Pkwy N Ste 305, Jacksonville, FL, 32246. Phone: (904) 725-6463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Carey Merritt, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME49825, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thomas Carey Merritt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Carey Merritt, M.D. had 1,872 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.