Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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James O Merritt IV, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1245296862

James O Merritt IV, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2005, 21 years ago. Practices with Orthosc LLC, a 115-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in South Carolina.

Years since qualifying
21
Trained at
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Licensed in
SC
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

210 Village Center Blvd Ste 200
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579-6683
Phone: (843) 236-3222
Fax: (843) 236-3005
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Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 23139 (SC)

Record details

NPI number1245296862
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 22, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 20, 2022
Certification dateJuly 20, 2022

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2005 (21 years in practice)
Group practice Orthosc Llc — 115 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hip replacement 51 times · 88th percentile
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 39 times · 81st percentile
Knee replacement 48 times · 78th percentile
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients993
Services billed 8,231 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Hospital · Myrtle Beach, SC · listed as Grand Strand Regional Medical Center LLC
  • McLeod Loris Hospital Hospital · Loris, SC · listed as McLeod Loris Seacoast Hospital
  • Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Hospital · Murrells Inlet, SC · listed as Waccamaw Community Hospital
  • Conway Medical Center Hospital · Conway, SC
  • Amedisys Home Health Of Conway Home health agency · Conway, SC
  • Centerwell Home Health Home health agency · Myrtle Beach, SC

Colleagues at Orthosc LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 115 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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