Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew
Family Nurse Practitioner · San Antonio, TX
Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1497266704, issued on Oct 14, 2017. Check the license (Texas AP135391, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- AP135391 TX
AP61150324 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4800 Fredericksburg RD Ste 127, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 468-0800
- Enumerated
- Oct 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2026
- Fax
- (210) 733-8649
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210601001442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP135391Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Donald L Sharman MD Inc PSBremerton, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew 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 2017, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
1,362 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in San Antonio
They are 1,362 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew's NPI number?
Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497266704, issued on Oct 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4800 Fredericksburg RD Ste 127, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 468-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP135391, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Lynn Smith-Merrithew had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 20 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.