Joan C. Itano Merrick, ANP
Nurse Practitioner · Kenai, AK
Joan C. Itano Merrick, ANP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kenai, Alaska, and NPI 1912075482, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 215, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan C. Itano Merrick
- Credential
- ANP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 215 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11472 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai, AK 99611
- Phone
- (907) 283-6030
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2022
- Fax
- (907) 283-3194
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050502000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11472 Kenai Spur Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joan C. Itano Merrick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
Search for license 215Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,413 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diazepam65 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone62 claims
- Lisinopril59 claims
- Clonazepam57 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $41.02
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Redoubt Medical Group LLC.Kenai, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joan C. Itano Merrick among 158 nurse practitioner records in Alaska
Joan C. Itano Merrick, ANP is one of 158 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alaska. 61% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2017 among the 75 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Kenai
They are 5 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Kenai, and 158 nurse practitioner records in Alaska.
All 158 in Alaska → Every provider in Kenai → Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Babcock, A.N.P.Kenai, AK 996111013902758
- Ann Mercer, FNPKenai, AK 996111164580114
- Gemma Smith, NP-CKenai, AK 996111053691055
- Laurie Stevenson, NPKenai, AK 996111275644577
- Rae Jean Blaschka, NPKodiak, AK 996151093788994
- Kathleen Nussbaum, ANPKodiak, AK 996151568792141
- Jenna Walker, APRN,FNP-BCKodiak, AK 996151447607452
- Rachael Kincaid, DNPHomer, AK 996031982229290
Common questions
What is Joan C. Itano Merrick, ANP's NPI number?
Joan C. Itano Merrick, ANP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912075482, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan C. Itano Merrick, ANP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11472 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai, AK, 99611. Phone: (907) 283-6030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan C. Itano Merrick, ANP's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 215, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joan C. Itano Merrick, ANP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan C. Itano Merrick, ANP had 1,413 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.