Clay M. Merritt, D.O.

NPI 1427464155ActiveIndividual· Colon & Rectal Surgery· Fort Bragg, NC

Colon & Rectal Surgery (D.O.) with Cape Fear Valley Health Medical Group LLC and 1 other group, practicing in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Medicare paid $4,592 for services to 31 patients in 2024. Lists Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI	1427464155
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	D.O.
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jul 2, 2014
Last updated in NPPES	Jul 30, 2026
Certified by provider	Jul 30, 2026

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Colon & Rectal Surgery Primary	208C00000X	2024-02938	NC
Surgery	208600000X	2024-02938	NC
Surgery	208600000X	S6689	TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NC)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	31
Services billed	36 across 16 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$4,592

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year	2014
Medicare specialty	General Surgery

Medical groups

Cape Fear Valley Health Medical Group LLCFayetteville, NC · 376 clinicians
Scotland Memorial Hospital, IncLaurinburg, NC · 259 clinicians

Hospital affiliations

Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC
Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

None reported for 2025 or 2024.

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