NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

McKenna Jo Merten, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Abilene, TX

McKenna Jo Merten, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1679040331, issued on Oct 30, 2018. Check the license (Texas PA12325, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1679040331
Name
McKenna Jo Merten
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA12325 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2333 N Treadaway Blvd, Abilene, TX 79601
Phone
(325) 261-8883
Enumerated
Oct 30, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2026
Fax
(325) 794-5445
Medicaid ID
392047202 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181210000321); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

835 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. McKenna Merten835
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine44 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium30 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium28 claims
  5. Alprazolam24 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl22 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 2 group practices

  1. Privia Medical Group West Texas, PLLCAbilene, TX
  2. The West Texas Rehabilitation CenterAbilene, TX

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

McKenna Jo Merten among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

McKenna Jo Merten, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant 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 2018, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

79 physician assistant records list a practice address in Abilene

They are 79 of the 2,547 NPPES records with a practice address in Abilene, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Calvin Abor, P.A.Abilene, TX 796011215927587
  2. Gautam Bhimani, P.A.Abilene, TX 796011194078840
  3. Melanie Choate, P.A.Abilene, TX 796011770836280
  4. Jenny Frazier, PA-CAbilene, TX 796011295077006
  5. Justin Harrison, PAAbilene, TX 796011366452609
  6. Davida Jennings, PAAbilene, TX 796011902163330
  7. Jennifer McKelvy, PA-CAbilene, TX 796011265742910
  8. Tina Ning, PA-CAbilene, TX 796011093124984

Common questions

What is McKenna Jo Merten, PA-C's NPI number?

McKenna Jo Merten, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679040331, issued on Oct 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is McKenna Jo Merten, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2333 N Treadaway Blvd, Abilene, TX, 79601. Phone: (325) 261-8883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify McKenna Jo Merten, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA12325, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does McKenna Jo Merten, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, McKenna Jo Merten, PA-C had 835 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.