Dustin Lowell Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Corpus Christi, TX
Dustin Lowell Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1861154767, issued on Oct 7, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1055637, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dustin Lowell Merriman
- Credential
- MSN, APRN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1055637 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2606 Hospital Blvd Ste F, Corpus Christi, TX 78405
- Phone
- (361) 902-6100
- Enumerated
- Oct 7, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211102000027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2606 Hospital Blvd Ste F
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bernadette VelaFamily Nurse Practitioner1033510847
Verify Dustin Lowell Merriman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1055637Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,529 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin74 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
- Metformin Hcl57 claims
- Lisinopril53 claims
- Losartan Potassium51 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa43 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $121.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Christus Trinity ClinicCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dustin Lowell Merriman among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Dustin Lowell Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
408 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 408 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Dustin Lowell Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Dustin Lowell Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861154767, issued on Oct 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dustin Lowell Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2606 Hospital Blvd Ste F, Corpus Christi, TX, 78405. Phone: (361) 902-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dustin Lowell Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1055637, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dustin Lowell Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dustin Lowell Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C had 1,529 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.