NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kim Merchain

Family Nurse Practitioner · Santa Ana, CA

Kim Merchain is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1356951834, issued on Aug 9, 2020. Check the license (California NP95011527, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356951834
Name
Kim Merchain
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
NP95011527 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
130 N Fairview St, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Phone
(714) 558-0022
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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 ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kim Merchain54
  2. Specialty average1,305

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.

Kim Merchain among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California

Kim Merchain is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 42% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

113 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Santa Ana

They are 113 of the 8,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Ana, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Diana Galeana, FNPSanta Ana, CA 927031811740780
  2. Veronica Gschweng, FNPSanta Ana, CA 927031972396687
  3. David Gutierrez, NPSanta Ana, CA 927031265153753
  4. Aeli HartmannSanta Ana, CA 927031619433117
  5. Reina Moran, NPSanta Ana, CA 927031518507698
  6. Jessica RuvalcabaSanta Ana, CA 927031346163805
  7. Terry Agba, NPSanta Ana, CA 927041518067081
  8. Maria Veles Cachola, NPSanta Ana, CA 927041649208760

Common questions

What is Kim Merchain's NPI number?

Kim Merchain's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356951834, issued on Aug 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kim Merchain located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 N Fairview St, Santa Ana, CA, 92703. Phone: (714) 558-0022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kim Merchain's license?

NPPES lists California license number NP95011527, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kim Merchain prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kim Merchain had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.

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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.