Kara Merritt, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Fresno, CA
Kara Merritt, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1013490168, issued on Sep 13, 2018. Check the license (California 95009861, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Merritt
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 95009861 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2335 E Kashian LN Ste 240, Fresno, CA 93701
- Phone
- (559) 320-0545
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2024
- Fax
- (559) 320-0550
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190206000543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2335 E Kashian LN Ste 240
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Manminder Bhullar, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1295039360
- Ricardo Chia Li, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1285021907
- Teresa Daniele, M.D.Nuclear Cardiology Physician1497791693
- Flora David, NPNurse Practitioner1497990246
- Theresa DwyerMedical Physician Assistant1982187100
Verify Kara Merritt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95009861Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,270 Medicare Part D claims for 1,125 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium556 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate536 claims
- Carvedilol314 claims
- Losartan Potassium274 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate260 claims
- Eliquis258 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $191.70
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists OF Central CaliforniaClovis, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
393 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fresno
They are 393 of the 19,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Fresno, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kara Merritt, NP's NPI number?
Kara Merritt, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013490168, issued on Sep 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Merritt, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2335 E Kashian LN Ste 240, Fresno, CA, 93701. Phone: (559) 320-0545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Merritt, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95009861, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Merritt, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Merritt, NP had 5,270 Medicare Part D claims for 1,125 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Merritt, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.