Akeel M. Merchant, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Springfield, MA
Akeel M. Merchant, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Massachusetts, and NPI 1558628735, issued on Apr 12, 2012. Check the license on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akeel M. Merchant
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- S0191 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Baystate Medical Center 759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA 01199
- Phone
- (413) 794-0000
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200804001773); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akeel M. Merchant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $153.78
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- U S Anesthesia Partners OF Texas, PAFort Worth, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akeel M. Merchant among 2,089 anesthesiology physician records in Massachusetts
Akeel M. Merchant, M.D. is one of 2,089 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 1,472 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
74 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 74 of the 8,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 2,089 anesthesiology physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Akeel M. Merchant, M.D.'s NPI number?
Akeel M. Merchant, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558628735, issued on Apr 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akeel M. Merchant, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Baystate Medical Center 759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA, 01199. Phone: (413) 794-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akeel M. Merchant, M.D.'s license?
Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Akeel M. Merchant, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 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.