NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kurt Philip Merkelz, M.D.

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX

Kurt Philip Merkelz, M.D. is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1932118767, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas K8341, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932118767
Name
Kurt Philip Merkelz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
License number
K8341 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8511 S Sam Houston Pkwy E, Houston, TX 77075
Phone
(713) 343-2301
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
097094904 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240123004999); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1994
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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Also registered at 8511 S Sam Houston Pkwy E

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Teresa Albright, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1427018969
  2. Patrice Barnum, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1215096029
  3. Maria Chong-Ramasute, MDInternal Medicine Physician1972676005
  4. Jeffrey Eitel, RN,GNP-CGerontology Nurse Practitioner1558313163
  5. Peggy Gonzalez, APRN-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1700830502
  6. Donna HambyAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1396775052

Verify Kurt Philip Merkelz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

672 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kurt Merkelz672
  2. Specialty average5,222

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate38 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium34 claims
  3. Omeprazole30 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium22 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium18 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Asperion Hospice OF Houston LPHouston, TX

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

Kurt Philip Merkelz among 121 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas

Kurt Philip Merkelz, M.D. is one of 121 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 71 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QG0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 121 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas.

All 121 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Teresa Albright, M.D.Houston, TX 770751427018969
  2. Sharon Wager, M.D.Houston, TX 770701518928894
  3. Adeeba Akhtar, M.D.Houston, TX 770821447264429
  4. Sirisha Parvataneni, M.D.Houston, TX 770651326206822
  5. Nzube Okonkwo, M.DHouston, TX 770901154708022
  6. Elenita Rosado, M.D.Houston, TX 770911144403486
  7. Rodrigo Guanlao, MDHouston, TX 770541750636742
  8. Cynthia Tanguilig-Robinson, M.D.Houston, TX 770541124231584

Common questions

What is Kurt Philip Merkelz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kurt Philip Merkelz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932118767, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kurt Philip Merkelz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8511 S Sam Houston Pkwy E, Houston, TX, 77075. Phone: (713) 343-2301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kurt Philip Merkelz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K8341, 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 Kurt Philip Merkelz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kurt Philip Merkelz, M.D. had 672 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.