Lauren Merchant

Primary specialty

Gerontology Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LG0600X

License

18274 Issued in TN

Practice address

1718 Patterson St
Nashville, TN 37203-2926

Phone

(615) 379-3553

Fax

(615) 346-8479

NPI assigned

Feb 14, 2014

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2013

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Alive Hospice, IncGroup PAC ID 0244276608, 29 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Tristar Skyline Medical Center Hospital, Nashville, TN, CCN 440006

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: lmerchant@alivepc.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Alive Hospice, Inc

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1184682858
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Alive Complex Care, P.C.

  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1194607549
  Medicare reassignment
• Alive Hospice, Inc.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1114241437

  Nurse Practitioner

  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Hti Memorial Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1295780476
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "NASHVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
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            "fax_number": "615-346-8479"
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        "first_name": "LAUREN",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2014-02-14",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-14",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-14",
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            "affiliation": "N",
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• Darbi Kristine Mercer
• Jennifer Renea Mercer, RN
• Joshua Scott Mercer, MD
• Kara J Mercer
• Nicole Mercer, NP-C, CNM
• Roland Maurice Mercier, BSW
• Mercy Care LLC
• Mercy Care Transport, Inc.
• Mercy Medtrans
• Kelly E Merecicky, LPCC

• Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Nashville, TN
• Providers in Nashville, TN by specialty
• Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 14, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.