NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Courtney J. Merkel, NP

Nurse Practitioner · Evansville, IN

Courtney J. Merkel, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Evansville, Indiana, and NPI 1982339917, issued on Jul 22, 2022. Check the license (Indiana 28209497A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982339917
Name
Courtney J. Merkel
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
28209497A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
519 Harriet St, Evansville, IN 47710
Phone
(812) 450-7720
Enumerated
Jul 22, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250219002970); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 519 Harriet St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mohannad Al-Khateeb, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1720690555
  2. Andrew Allen, NPNurse Practitioner1326928011
  3. Arthur Bentsen, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1295713857
  4. Carolyn Cole, PAMedical Physician Assistant1821721739
  5. Taylor Coulson, NPNurse Practitioner1477112357
  6. Kara Doucet, DNPNurse Practitioner1336523539

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $30.21

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Courtney Merkel$30.21
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Deaconess Hospital, Inc.Henderson, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Courtney J. Merkel among 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana

Courtney J. Merkel, NP is one of 2,582 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 78% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 1,710 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

219 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Evansville

They are 219 of the 4,352 NPPES records with a practice address in Evansville, and 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dyann Barchet, NPEvansville, IN 477101528299559
  2. Vickie Bush, CFNPEvansville, IN 477101659372332
  3. Pamela Cleale, NPEvansville, IN 477101609842996
  4. Tracy Deno-Buechlein, FNPEvansville, IN 477101467646752
  5. Carolyn Ellis, NPEvansville, IN 477101720094808
  6. Delight Griswold, NP MSN APN BCEvansville, IN 477101720097017
  7. Cynthia Kiesel, FNP-BCEvansville, IN 477101558405753
  8. Deborah Kinney, NP.Evansville, IN 477101124027255

Common questions

What is Courtney J. Merkel, NP's NPI number?

Courtney J. Merkel, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982339917, issued on Jul 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Courtney J. Merkel, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 519 Harriet St, Evansville, IN, 47710. Phone: (812) 450-7720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Courtney J. Merkel, NP's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 28209497A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Courtney J. Merkel, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.