NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Martinez Merritt, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Houston, TX

Ruth Martinez Merritt, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1932493780, issued on Jun 8, 2011. Check the license (Texas AP120519, 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
1932493780
Name
Ruth Martinez Merritt
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
AP120519 TX
706917 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 Citywest Blvd Ste 300, Houston, TX 77042
Phone
(972) 233-1999
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110816000125); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2011
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 1500 Citywest Blvd Ste 300

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

  1. Kristine Joy Abalos, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1912550260
  2. Steven Abramson, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1285681767
  3. Jamey Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1306144589
  4. Olulade Adegoke, CRNA-CCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477936037
  5. Babatunde Afilaka, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1215270061
  6. Airat Agbetoba, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1659639227

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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score97.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%83.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $111.62

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruth Merritt$111.62
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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. U S Anesthesia Partners OF Texas, PAKaty, TX

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

1,127 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,127 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 6,097 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Texas.

Other certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Texas

  1. Kristine Joy Abalos, CRNAHouston, TX1912550260
  2. Ligaya Abangan, CRNAHouston, TX1922088384
  3. Nemuel Abasta, CRNAGalveston, TX1316339690
  4. Eileen Abbasi, CRNADallas, TX1588918981
  5. Guy Abbey, CRNALa Grange, TX1235249400
  6. Amelia Abbott, CRNAHouston, TX1225142995
  7. Cordero Abdullah, CRNAGrandview, TX1477339125
  8. Tanja Abercrombie, CRNAAustin, TX1720047020
  9. Abigail Ables, CRNACorpus Christi, TX1942124748
  10. Hollye Abner, CRNAHarlingen, TX1457990202

Common questions

What is Ruth Martinez Merritt, CRNA's NPI number?

Ruth Martinez Merritt, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932493780, issued on Jun 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Martinez Merritt, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Citywest Blvd Ste 300, Houston, TX, 77042. Phone: (972) 233-1999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Martinez Merritt, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP120519, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Ruth Martinez Merritt, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.