NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nita T. Mercer, FNP

Nurse Practitioner · Morehead City, NC

Nita T. Mercer, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Morehead City, North Carolina, and NPI 1346281466, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 201759NC, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
1346281466
Name
Nita T. Mercer
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
201759NC NC
200000675 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
505 N 35TH St, Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone
(252) 726-8414
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 13, 2026
Fax
(252) 726-9172
Medicaid ID
1346281466 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040123000091); 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 505 N 35TH St

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

  1. Cas Cader, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1356376503
  2. David Henderson, P.A.-CMedical Physician Assistant1578582912
  3. Joseph McCabe, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1174542500
  4. Shelly Odom, MDFamily Medicine Physician1245598929
  5. Rachel Reed, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1417145293
  6. Gregory Reichert, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1700107562

Verify Nita T. Mercer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

280 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Nita Mercer280
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Clobetasol Propionate25 claims
  2. Metronidazole23 claims
  3. Nystatin23 claims
  4. Estradiol20 claims
  5. Fluconazole16 claims
  6. Spironolactone16 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: $198.09

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nita Mercer$198.09
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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

  1. Crystal Coast Family PracticeCedar Point, NC

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

Nita T. Mercer among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Nita T. Mercer, FNP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

20 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Morehead City

They are 20 of the 656 NPPES records with a practice address in Morehead City, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Ard, NPMorehead City, NC 285571639606692
  2. Andrea FulcherMorehead City, NC 285571346089554
  3. Edfred Gaskill, FNP-CMorehead City, NC 285571437935012
  4. Helen Goodman, NPMorehead City, NC 285571568468866
  5. Rebecca Harris, AGNP-CMorehead City, NC 285571952774143
  6. Kaitlin Hill, APRNMorehead City, NC 285571740922343
  7. Cheryl Lewis, RN FNPMorehead City, NC 285571639223647
  8. Lacey Lindner, FNP-CMorehead City, NC 285571659950814

Common questions

What is Nita T. Mercer, FNP's NPI number?

Nita T. Mercer, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346281466, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nita T. Mercer, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 N 35TH St, Morehead City, NC, 28557. Phone: (252) 726-8414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nita T. Mercer, FNP's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201759NC, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nita T. Mercer, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nita T. Mercer, FNP had 280 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.