NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt, ARNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Iowa City, IA

Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt, ARNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1477258184, issued on Apr 3, 2023. Check the license (Iowa H173781, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa 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
1477258184
Name
Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License numbers
H173781 IA
95029064 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 356-8133
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2023
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2026
Fax
(319) 353-7850
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230427001099); 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 200 Hawkins Dr

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

  1. Helena Aaberg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689301558
  2. Abdullah Abbasi, MDGastroenterology Physician1932944204
  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa 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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

393 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Jo Merritt393
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone27 claims
  2. Farxiga26 claims
  3. Furosemide26 claims
  4. Lisinopril22 claims
  5. Cefdinir20 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride18 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

  1. Cogent Healthcare OF Iowa PCCedar Rapids, IA
  2. Henry County Health Center IncMount Pleasant, IA

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

Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt among 172 acute care nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt, ARNP is one of 172 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 78% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Iowa

There are 172 acute care nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wesley Benn, DNPIowa City, IA 522421174905772
  2. Heather Dunn, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421134350689
  3. Rhonda Dunn, ACNPIowa City, IA 522421013205657
  4. Lanae GibsonIowa City, IA 522421720508310
  5. Teri Howard, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421992130777
  6. Susan Joy, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421629446521
  7. Sherry Killius, ACNPIowa City, IA 522421447529961
  8. Vicki Kraus, PHD, ARNP, CDEIowa City, IA 522421376743708

Common questions

What is Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt, ARNP's NPI number?

Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477258184, issued on Apr 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-8133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number H173781, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Jo Kelley Merritt, ARNP had 393 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.