NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Helen Merritt, M.D.

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX

Helen Merritt, M.D. is an ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1790075927, issued on Apr 8, 2011. Check the license (Texas S1862, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790075927
Name
Helen Merritt
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 207WX0200X
License numbers
S1862 TX
A132447 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8230 Walnut Hill LN Ste 508, Dallas, TX 75231
Phone
(214) 369-0555
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 27, 2023
Fax
(214) 369-0555
Medicaid ID
1790075927 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190722002517); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2011
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024

388 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries, against an average of 544 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Helen Merritt388
  2. Specialty average544

Most prescribed

  1. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth258 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate58 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone20 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate12 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,562.10

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 332 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,302.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Helen Merritt$1,562.10
  2. Specialty average$6,302.89

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

  1. Oculoplastic Associates OF Texas PLLCSherman, TX

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

Helen Merritt among 40 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas

Helen Merritt, M.D. is one of 40 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 50% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 34 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 40 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Meredith Abbott, MDDallas, TX 752311659570943
  2. Jorge Corona, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311104816404
  3. James Merritt, MDDallas, TX 752311801850763
  4. Margaret Pfeiffer, MDDallas, TX 752431679816862
  5. Adriane Schiano, M.D.Prosper, TX 750781033565429
  6. Kamel Itani, MDDallas, TX 753901376509257
  7. Pooja Parikh, MDDallas, TX 753901447888250
  8. Phillip Tenzel, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901033536396

Common questions

What is Helen Merritt, M.D.'s NPI number?

Helen Merritt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790075927, issued on Apr 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Helen Merritt, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8230 Walnut Hill LN Ste 508, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 369-0555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Helen Merritt, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S1862, 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 Helen Merritt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Helen Merritt, M.D. had 388 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Helen Merritt, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.