Noriko Merida Morales, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lubbock, TX
Noriko Merida Morales, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1578137915, issued on May 19, 2021. Check the license (Texas V3383, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Noriko Merida Morales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- V3383 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 4TH Street, Lubbock, TX 79430
- Phone
- (806) 743-2757
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2021
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2024
- Fax
- (806) 743-1180
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241125000012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Noriko Merida Morales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V3383Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
611 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium27 claims
- Lisinopril25 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate19 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Son - LubbockLubbock, TX
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center LubbockLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Noriko Merida Morales among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Noriko Merida Morales, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
170 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lubbock
They are 170 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Lubbock, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Noriko Merida Morales, MD's NPI number?
Noriko Merida Morales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578137915, issued on May 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Noriko Merida Morales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 4TH Street, Lubbock, TX, 79430. Phone: (806) 743-2757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Noriko Merida Morales, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V3383, 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.
How much does Noriko Merida Morales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Noriko Merida Morales, MD had 611 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.