NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merla Sierra, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Lufkin, TX

Merla Sierra, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1285457242, issued on Nov 6, 2024. Check the license (Texas 1178806, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1285457242
Name
Merla Sierra
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
1178806 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
410 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904
Phone
(936) 639-5150
Enumerated
Nov 6, 2024
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241210004477); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 410 Gaslight Blvd

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  3. Jerry SpinksFamily Medicine Physician1427167675

Verify Merla Sierra in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
    Search for license 1178806    Check the board
  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dmctx2, PLLCLufkin, TX

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

Merla Sierra among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Merla Sierra, FNP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% 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 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 86% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 38% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lufkin

They are 86 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lufkin, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

All 21,242 in Texas → Every provider in Lufkin → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Deaton, FNP-CLufkin, TX 759041386991123
  2. Megan Dickinson, MSN, NP-CLufkin, TX 759041508291048
  3. Rebecca Griffin, FNPLufkin, TX 759041902155385
  4. Sandy Harman, DNP, FNP-BCLufkin, TX 759041821279977
  5. Brenda Holbert-Fernandez, NURSE PRACTITIONERLufkin, TX 759041770627960
  6. Nelda Johnson, RNNPLufkin, TX 759041285644716
  7. Hazel Kimbrough, FNPLufkin, TX 759041104848431
  8. Christie Lathan, FNP-BCLufkin, TX 759041215180047

Common questions

What is Merla Sierra, FNP's NPI number?

Merla Sierra, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285457242, issued on Nov 6, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merla Sierra, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 639-5150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merla Sierra, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1178806, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.