NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merlita Ariany Gonzalez, M.D.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Edinburg, TX

Merlita Ariany Gonzalez, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1124388194, issued on May 23, 2012. Check the license (Texas 44698, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124388194
Name
Merlita Ariany Gonzalez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
License numbers
44698 TX
264023-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1901 S 24TH Ave, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone
(956) 289-7000
Enumerated
May 23, 2012
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2025
Fax
(956) 289-7257
Medicaid IDs
138708613 TX
339614501 TX
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 1901 S 24TH Ave

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

  1. Bianca AbarcaProfessional Counselor1245159342
  2. Jeannette Acevedo Rivera, MDPsychiatry Physician1235530270
  3. Carlos Alicea, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1114331063
  4. Juan Alvarez, LPCProfessional Counselor1174967558
  5. Rodin Amaya, LPCProfessional Counselor1588034441
  6. Trenton Apodaca, APRN-CNP, FPMHMPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1174835847

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $273.13

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Merlita Gonzalez$273.13
  2. Specialty average$1,427.96

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

Merlita Ariany Gonzalez among 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Texas

Merlita Ariany Gonzalez, M.D. is one of 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 28% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. German Corso Mendoza, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391336304054
  2. Delisa Guadarrama, MDEdinburg, TX 785391356637227
  3. Daniel Gutierrez, MDEdinburg, TX 785391982663654
  4. Robert Mosqueda, MDEdinburg, TX 785391942390273
  5. Edgardo Ojeda Arce, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391568877975
  6. Alcides Amador, MDHarlingen, TX 785501417338286
  7. James Cazares, MDHarlingen, TX 785501871012336
  8. Keith Caramelli, MD PHSYCHIATRISTGeorgetown, TX 786261538211941

Common questions

What is Merlita Ariany Gonzalez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Merlita Ariany Gonzalez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124388194, issued on May 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merlita Ariany Gonzalez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 S 24TH Ave, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 289-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merlita Ariany Gonzalez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 44698, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.