NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Hunter Merritt, APRN

Nurse Practitioner · Merriam, KS

Lauren Hunter Merritt, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Merriam, Kansas, and NPI 1780435594, issued on Mar 29, 2024. Check the license (Kansas 53-83050-061, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas 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
1780435594
Name
Lauren Hunter Merritt
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
53-83050-061 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7450 Kessler St Ste 110, Merriam, KS 66204
Phone
(913) 831-1003
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2024
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2024
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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Also registered at 7450 Kessler St Ste 110

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

  1. Tam Chieu, DNPNurse Practitioner1730726084
  2. William Herre, M.D.Urology Physician1568738474
  3. Kaitlin Klein, APRNNurse Practitioner1275330201
  4. Jesse Lindquist, RN, FNP, MSNNurse Practitioner1407484827
  5. Jeffrey Marks, MDUrology Physician1962897470
  6. Scott Montgomery, MDUrology Physician1245280791

Verify Lauren Hunter Merritt in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas 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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

105 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lauren Merritt105
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin19 claims
  2. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro17 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl17 claims
  4. Estradiol12 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: $24.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.

  1. Lauren Merritt$24.00
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Lauren Hunter Merritt among 1,374 nurse practitioner records in Kansas

Lauren Hunter Merritt, APRN is one of 1,374 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kansas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 363L00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Merriam

They are 22 of the 547 NPPES records with a practice address in Merriam, and 1,374 nurse practitioner records in Kansas.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Andrews, APRN FNP-CMerriam, KS 662041033662234
  2. Jaclyn Bauer, ARNPMerriam, KS 662041326358557
  3. Anna Bhatnagar, APRNMerriam, KS 662041467000729
  4. Kenzie ChewMerriam, KS 662041932686300
  5. Nancy Delacruz, ARNPShawnee Mission, KS 662041568419653
  6. Diana Gordon, N.P., R.N., L.P.C.Overland Park, KS 662041902800600
  7. Kayla KjelshusMerriam, KS 662041225499031
  8. Christine Mary, APRNMerriam, KS 662041912541939

Common questions

What is Lauren Hunter Merritt, APRN's NPI number?

Lauren Hunter Merritt, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780435594, issued on Mar 29, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Hunter Merritt, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7450 Kessler St Ste 110, Merriam, KS, 66204. Phone: (913) 831-1003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Hunter Merritt, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 53-83050-061, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Hunter Merritt, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Hunter Merritt, APRN had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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.