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Merline Covington, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP

Individual provider Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1104460930

Merline Covington, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP is a Nurse Practitioner in Hollister, California. Qualified in 2023, 3 years ago. Practices with Native American Mental Health Services Corporation, a 63-clinician group, works from 3 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
3
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2019
What do these letters mean?
DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
The highest clinical degree in nursing.
PMHNP-BC — Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified
A board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner.
FNP — Family Nurse Practitioner
A nurse practitioner who treats patients of all ages, much like a family doctor.

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Practice location Address checks out

901 Sunset Dr Ste 4
Hollister, CA 95023-5613
Phone: (831) 266-4505
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 450 Lincoln Ave Ste 101, Salinas, CA 93901-2652 — (831) 269-5288
  • 414 4th St Ste D, Woodland, CA 95695-4000 — (530) 406-7993

Specialties & licences

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363LP0808X · Licence 2023193280 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1104460930
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials DNP , PMHNP-BC , FNP
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 5, 2019
Last updated in NPPESNovember 9, 2025
Certification dateNovember 9, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNURSE PRACTITIONER
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2023 (3 years in practice)
Group practice Native American Mental Health Services Corporation — 63 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients414
Services billed 816 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $297 13 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Native American Mental Health Services Corporation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 63 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.