Stephen Merlin MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1568437143 is registered to Stephen Merlin MD, a Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician practising at 1620 Lady St Ste B in Columbia, South Carolina. Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Stephen Merlin MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
This record carries 2 secondary identifiers beyond the base NPI: Medicaid and other payer cross-references used by billers and credentialers, which the standard CMS NPPES lookup does not surface. Within the directory it is one of 8 Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers on file in South Carolina.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Other
- 582296052001· Issued by BCBS PALMETTO HEALTH
Medicaid
- 400186SC
Source: NPPES public registry.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Stephen Merlin MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Stephen Merlin MD directly at (803) 451-7600.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1568437143 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (803) 451-7600.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Stephen Merlin MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 8 Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are registered in South Carolina, and Stephen Merlin MD is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.