Alpa N. Merchant
Dentist · Tucson, AZ
Alpa N. Merchant is a dentist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1720097595, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 4760, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alpa N. Merchant
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 4760 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1595 E River RD, Tucson, AZ 85718
- Phone
- (520) 299-1736
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 299-1739
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alpa N. Merchant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 4760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Alpa N. Merchant among 1,928 dentist records in Arizona
Alpa N. Merchant is one of 1,928 dentist records with a practice address in Arizona. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 2% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Alpa N. Merchant's NPI number?
Alpa N. Merchant's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720097595, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alpa N. Merchant located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1595 E River RD, Tucson, AZ, 85718. Phone: (520) 299-1736. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alpa N. Merchant's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 4760, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alpa N. Merchant prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alpa N. Merchant had 13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.