Curtis James Merritt, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Decatur, TX
Curtis James Merritt, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Texas, and NPI 1174834196, issued on Jun 24, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q5868, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Curtis James Merritt
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- Q5868 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 609 Medical Center Dr, Decatur, TX 76234
- Phone
- (940) 626-2430
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (940) 626-2431
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 609 Medical Center Dr
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Verify Curtis James Merritt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl18 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Curtis James Merritt among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Curtis James Merritt, D.O. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 4 of the 337 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Curtis James Merritt, D.O.'s NPI number?
Curtis James Merritt, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174834196, issued on Jun 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Curtis James Merritt, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 609 Medical Center Dr, Decatur, TX, 76234. Phone: (940) 626-2430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Curtis James Merritt, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5868, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Curtis James Merritt, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Curtis James Merritt, D.O. had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Curtis James Merritt, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.8 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.