Individual provider Active NPI

Merit Jennings Turner, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Little Rock, AR
National Provider Identifier
1629719331
Registry record updated Jun 20, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X
License
E-19037 Issued in AR
Practice address
4301 W Markham St # 634
Little Rock, AR 72205-7101
Phone
(501) 686-7592
NPI assigned
Apr 5, 2022
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 20, 2025

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X E-19037 AR Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

4301 W Markham St # 634
Little Rock, AR 72205-7101

Mailing address

200 Corporate Blvd
Lafayette, LA 70508-3870
Phone (800) 893-9698

Other names 1

  • Merit Catherine Jennings Former name

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in AR
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20250722001534 AR Practitioner - Internal Medicine 5698153849 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Education
Other, 2022
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Sebastian Physician Services, PLLCGroup PAC ID 5294178448, 41 clinicians
Baptist Health ServicesGroup PAC ID 0648514133, 103 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1001 Towson Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72901-4921
Phone (479) 441-4000

1120 Lexington Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72901-5136
Phone (479) 709-7260

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Elite Home Health Home health agency, Fort Smith, AR, CCN 047339
  • Baptist Health - Fort Smith Hospital, Fort Smith, AR, CCN 040055
  • Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Hospital, Little Rock, AR, CCN 040114

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
E-19037ARMDInternal Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Baptist Health Services Internal Medicine CurrentSince Sep 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Baptist Health Services Current Accepting new patients
Sebastian Physician Services, PLLC CurrentSince Jul 1, 2025 Accepting new patients

Locations

1500 Dodson Ave
Ste 285B
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone (479) 709-7025

1120 Lexington Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone (479) 709-7260

1001 Towson Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone (479) 441-3980

11001 Executive Center Dr
Ste 200
Little Rock, AR 72211
Phone (501) 812-7215

200 Corporate Blvd
Lafayette, LA 70508

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: mturner802183@direct.baptist-healthar.org

Organizations & group practices 3

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 3

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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}

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