Frances A. Meritt, CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife · Morehead, KY
Frances A. Meritt, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Morehead, Kentucky, and NPI 1861796377, issued on Dec 28, 2010. Check the license (Kentucky 3007316, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances A. Meritt
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
- License number
- 3007316 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- UK Morehead Women's Healthcare, Morehead, KY 40351
- Phone
- (606) 207-2931
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 7100195760 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120312000589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frances A. Meritt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3007316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced practice midwife in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF KentuckyMorehead, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frances A. Meritt among 151 advanced practice midwife records in Kentucky
Frances A. Meritt, CNM is one of 151 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Kentucky. 58% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2014 among the 67 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Kentucky
There are 151 advanced practice midwife records in Kentucky.
All 151 in Kentucky → Every provider in Morehead → Advanced Practice Midwife nationwide →
The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melanie Abner, APRN, CNMMorehead, KY 403511649653601
- Kylie Fenton, APRN, CNMMorehead, KY 403511619762549
- Ginger Hardy, APRN, CNMMorehead, KY 403511740400241
- Haley Lockwood, APRN, CNMMorehead, KY 403511699239814
- Ann Moore, APRN, CNMMorehead, KY 403511265487987
- Michelle Turney, APRN, CNMMorehead, KY 403511790055960
- Shane Hirst, CNMMount Sterling, KY 403531417934621
- Haley Zahner, APRN, CNMGeorgetown, KY 403241144944166
Common questions
What is Frances A. Meritt, CNM's NPI number?
Frances A. Meritt, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861796377, issued on Dec 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances A. Meritt, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at UK Morehead Women's Healthcare, Morehead, KY, 40351. Phone: (606) 207-2931. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances A. Meritt, CNM's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3007316, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Frances A. Meritt, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frances A. Meritt, CNM had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frances A. Meritt, CNM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.