NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merlin Shibu

Physical Therapist · Dallas, TX

Merlin Shibu is a physical therapist with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1881496776, issued on Mar 24, 2025. Check the license (Texas 1406200, 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
1881496776
Name
Merlin Shibu
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
1406200 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12228 N Central Expy Ste 300, Dallas, TX 75243
Phone
(469) 706-3760
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2025
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250403001536); 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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Also registered at 12228 N Central Expy Ste 300

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

  1. Kristina Beltran, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1578390142
  2. Nirja DesaiPhysical Therapy Assistant1053149716
  3. Roberto VallejoPhysical Therapy Assistant1447085204

Verify Merlin Shibu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Vista JV Partners LLCDallas, TX

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

Merlin Shibu among 15,190 physical therapist records in Texas

Merlin Shibu is one of 15,190 physical therapist records with a practice address in Texas. 28% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 91% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 4,480 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

963 physical therapist records list a practice address in Dallas

They are 963 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 15,190 physical therapist records in Texas.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karla Allison, PT, DPTDallas, TX 752431396877940
  2. Tiffany Arredondo, PTDallas, TX 752431235210030
  3. Michelle Brouillard, MPTDallas, TX 752431932329877
  4. Erica Consen, PTDallas, TX 752431871713529
  5. Debra Elliott, P.T.Dallas, TX 752431265564793
  6. Brant Gray, MPTDallas, TX 752431740402494
  7. Kimberly Keys, PTDallas, TX 752431609993419
  8. Michael LucidoDallas, TX 752431649378688

Common questions

What is Merlin Shibu's NPI number?

Merlin Shibu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881496776, issued on Mar 24, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merlin Shibu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12228 N Central Expy Ste 300, Dallas, TX, 75243. Phone: (469) 706-3760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merlin Shibu's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1406200, 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.

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.