NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gerry E. Merck

Mental Health Counselor · Lincoln, NE

Gerry E. Merck is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1417165499, issued on May 21, 2007. Check the license (Nebraska 7998, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417165499
Name
Gerry E. Merck
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
7998 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2633 P St, Lincoln, NE 68503
Phone
(402) 475-8717
Enumerated
May 21, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(402) 475-6728
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241203001831); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2633 P St

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

  1. Jennifer AndersonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043516354
  2. Jamie Bahm, M.S.Social Worker1336492750
  3. Michael BialasCommunity Health Worker1588242275
  4. Leslie BitenieksSocial Worker1982839171
  5. Cassandra Finkner, PLMHPMental Health Counselor1447911805
  6. Julie Funk, RNRegistered Nurse1225574858

Verify Gerry E. Merck in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Monarch Counseling PCLincoln, NE

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

Gerry E. Merck among 4,490 mental health counselor records in Nebraska

Gerry E. Merck is one of 4,490 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Nebraska. 10% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 10% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2014 among the 780 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

987 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Lincoln

They are 987 of the 14,829 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincoln, and 4,490 mental health counselor records in Nebraska.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Reginald Bollinger, PLMHP, PMSWLincoln, NE 685031659676690
  2. Catherine Fletcher, LIMHP, MSWLincoln, NE 685031407062524
  3. Judith Gibson, MASTER OF ARTS MALincoln, NE 685031194864223
  4. Jesse HeatonLincoln, NE 685031992066625
  5. Lori HoskinsLincoln, NE 685031790138758
  6. Michelle Nelson, LADC, LMHP, LIMHPLincoln, NE 685031700040524
  7. Katherine NgaruiyaLincoln, NE 685031558563338
  8. Nicholas Ortiz, PLMHPLincoln, NE 685031275089492

Common questions

What is Gerry E. Merck's NPI number?

Gerry E. Merck's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417165499, issued on May 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gerry E. Merck located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2633 P St, Lincoln, NE, 68503. Phone: (402) 475-8717. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gerry E. Merck's license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 7998, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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