James Hansel Merritt, MD
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX
James Hansel Merritt, MD is an ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1801850763, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas F1817, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Hansel Merritt
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 207WX0200X
- License number
- F1817 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8230 Walnut Hill LN, Dallas, TX 75231
- Phone
- (214) 369-0555
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (214) 363-6759
- Medicaid ID
- 120239203 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090402000109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records → All 40 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8230 Walnut Hill LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Meredith Abbott, MDOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1659570943
- Abrar Ahmed, MDGastroenterology Physician1164533477
- Leonard Behr, MDFamily Medicine Physician1255384731
- Lindsey BirchSurgical Physician Assistant1922785971
- Morgan Chapman, PAPhysician Assistant1366872566
- James Cochran, M.D.Urology Physician1174577704
Verify James Hansel Merritt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F1817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 544 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth42 claims
- Erythromycin23 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl18 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: $442.76
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.
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
- Oculoplastic Associates OF Texas PLLCDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Hansel Merritt among 40 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas
James Hansel Merritt, MD 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · 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.
All 40 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Meredith Abbott, MDDallas, TX 752311659570943
- Jorge Corona, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311104816404
- Helen Merritt, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311790075927
- Margaret Pfeiffer, MDDallas, TX 752431679816862
- Adriane Schiano, M.D.Prosper, TX 750781033565429
- Kamel Itani, MDDallas, TX 753901376509257
- Pooja Parikh, MDDallas, TX 753901447888250
- Phillip Tenzel, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901033536396
Common questions
What is James Hansel Merritt, MD's NPI number?
James Hansel Merritt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801850763, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Hansel Merritt, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8230 Walnut Hill LN, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 369-0555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Hansel Merritt, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F1817, 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 James Hansel Merritt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Hansel Merritt, MD had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Hansel Merritt, MD'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.