NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahsan Merchant, D.O

Surgery Physician · Bethlehem, PA

Ahsan Merchant, D.O is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1285168153, issued on Apr 17, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS022520, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1285168153
Name
Ahsan Merchant
Credential
D.O
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
OS022520 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2649 Schoenersville RD Ste 202, Bethlehem, PA 18017
Phone
(484) 884-1007
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 5, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230925003037); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus, 2017
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2649 Schoenersville RD Ste 202

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

  1. Alison BruceFamily Nurse Practitioner1861129033
  2. David Grossman, MDSurgery Physician1538361761
  3. Emily Kollar, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1043936016
  4. Hallie MuffleyPhysician Assistant1407612211
  5. Mark Nicolau, M.D.Surgery Physician1164787834
  6. Charles Proctor, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1700376092

Verify Ahsan Merchant in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ahsan Merchant39
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl19 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $874.26

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahsan Merchant$874.26
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupBethlehem, PA

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

Ahsan Merchant among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Ahsan Merchant, D.O is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arjumand Ali, MDBethlehem, PA 180171356514202
  2. Gregory Brusko, DOBethlehem, PA 180171942232426
  3. Richard Conron, D.O.Bethlehem, PA 180171508821133
  4. Thomas Diven, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171245499946
  5. Guillermo Garcia, MDBethlehem, PA 180171669582755
  6. Mark Gittleman, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171215912274
  7. David Grossman, MDBethlehem, PA 180171538361761
  8. Ravindra Kandula, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171851374813

Common questions

What is Ahsan Merchant, D.O's NPI number?

Ahsan Merchant, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285168153, issued on Apr 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahsan Merchant, D.O located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2649 Schoenersville RD Ste 202, Bethlehem, PA, 18017. Phone: (484) 884-1007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahsan Merchant, D.O's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS022520, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ahsan Merchant, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ahsan Merchant, D.O had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.