Heather Rae Merrick, PA

Heather Merrick practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health.

Heather Merrick's NPI, 1528157138, was assigned on October 12, 2006. Heather Merrick holds California license PA16783.

Heather Merrick's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 682-7111.

Heather Merrick's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Heather Merrick is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Heather Merrick to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Heather Merrick practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Physician assistant is Heather Merrick's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Heather Merrick is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Heather Merrick is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists UTI, vaginal infection and yeast infection among the conditions Heather Merrick treats.

CMS data shows 365 Medicare services from Heather Merrick across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 228 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,847 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 228 Medicare patients who saw Heather Merrick in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 113 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 62% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Heather Merrick's median patient age at 70, with 99% women.

In 2024, Heather Merrick wrote 292 Medicare Part D claims for 127 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 144 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,991 in total drug cost.

Heather Merrick accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Heather Merrick as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 19 general payments to Heather Merrick from 8 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $196.