Merle Lawter, APRN
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Saint George, UT
Merle Lawter, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Saint George, Utah, and NPI 1518680214, issued on Sep 19, 2022. Check the license (Utah 11135223-4405, as entered in NPPES) with the Utah board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merle Lawter
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 11135223-4405 UT
11135223-8900 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 437 S Bluff St Ste 302, Saint George, UT 84770
- Phone
- (435) 634-8848
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2024
- Fax
- (435) 634-8884
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221202002684); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 437 S Bluff St Ste 302
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimi Endter, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083070437
- Paige MarshallPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1639652332
- Celeste West, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1134700149
Verify Merle Lawter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Utah board licenses this profession
Search for license 11135223-4405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine30 claims
- Buspirone Hcl29 claims
- Memantine Hcl29 claims
- Sertraline Hcl29 claims
- Bupropion Xl26 claims
- Trazodone Hcl21 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: $173.09
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Paige Marshall Aprn PLLCSaint George, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merle Lawter among 580 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Utah
Merle Lawter, APRN is one of 580 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Utah. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 58% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2021 among the 277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 27% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Saint George
They are 12 of the 930 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint George, and 580 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Utah.
All 580 in Utah → Every provider in Saint George → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kathryn Adams, APRNSt George, UT 847701972605616
- Christopher Charter, APRNSt George, UT 847701366103772
- Amy ChristensenSt George, UT 847701730277641
- Nicole Cummins, PMHNP, APRNSt George, UT 847701477005783
- Justin Day, PMHNP-BCSt George, UT 847701427610104
- Heather Farnsworth, APRNSaint George, UT 847701831615145
- Sonia Hales, APRNSt George, UT 847701497787758
- David Hollingshead, APRNSt George, UT 847701760402234
Common questions
What is Merle Lawter, APRN's NPI number?
Merle Lawter, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518680214, issued on Sep 19, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merle Lawter, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 437 S Bluff St Ste 302, Saint George, UT, 84770. Phone: (435) 634-8848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merle Lawter, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 11135223-4405, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Merle Lawter, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merle Lawter, APRN had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.