NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anwar Merchant, DMD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Columbia, SC

Anwar Merchant, DMD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1720368871, issued on Aug 22, 2011. Check the license with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720368871
Name
Anwar Merchant
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
800 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208
Phone
(803) 777-6095
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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Anwar Merchant among 2,021 student in an organized health care education/training program records in South Carolina

Anwar Merchant, DMD is one of 2,021 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in South Carolina. 23% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · under 1% of these records are older, 99% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 23% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 2% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 12% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

357 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 357 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,021 student in an organized health care education/training program records in South Carolina. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hareg AbateColumbia, SC 292081922692425
  2. Carlos Anrrich, RNColumbia, SC 292081891810115
  3. Eureka BarefieldColumbia, SC 292081861081028
  4. Marisa BarronColumbia, SC 292081518582717
  5. Katherine ClineColumbia, SC 292081053985887
  6. Wajiha FayyazColumbia, SC 292081174148530
  7. Jordan LockmanColumbia, SC 292081790231959
  8. Amy LovelessColumbia, SC 292081760090823

Common questions

What is Anwar Merchant, DMD's NPI number?

Anwar Merchant, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720368871, issued on Aug 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anwar Merchant, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC, 29208. Phone: (803) 777-6095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anwar Merchant, DMD's license?

Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.