NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Merchun, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Dallas, TX

Christopher Merchun, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1245680347, issued on Jun 20, 2016. Check the license (Texas S3554, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1245680347
Name
Christopher Merchun
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
S3554 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3625 N Hall St Ste 800, Dallas, TX 75219
Phone
(214) 252-3500
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2016
Record last updated
May 22, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200708001902); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2020
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 3625 N Hall St Ste 800

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

  1. Paul Courtney, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1205122033
  2. Hieu Dang, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1376799056
  3. Virgilio De Gala, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1417308800
  4. Pranav Deshpande, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1699129221
  5. Stephen Ellis, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1861455719
  6. Ari Fleishman, MDAnesthesiology Physician1588605489

Verify Christopher Merchun in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $16.31

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. 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.

  1. Christopher Merchun$16.31
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants, LLPFrisco, TX

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

Christopher Merchun among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas

Christopher Merchun, M.D. is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 59% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,392 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Dallas

They are 1,392 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raphael Aybar, M.D.Dallas, TX 752191619970902
  2. Catherine Blakeney, M.D.Dallas, TX 752191265435531
  3. Marc Brown, M.D.Dallas, TX 752191720080013
  4. Joel Ciarochi, M.D.Dallas, TX 752191649272840
  5. Donnie Culpepper, M.D.Dallas, TX 752191316949456
  6. Craig Fisher, D.O.Dallas, TX 752191760484893
  7. John Geiser, M.D.Dallas, TX 752191861496119
  8. Richard Haldeman, M.D.Dallas, TX 752191235133513

Common questions

What is Christopher Merchun, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Merchun, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245680347, issued on Jun 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Merchun, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3625 N Hall St Ste 800, Dallas, TX, 75219. Phone: (214) 252-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Merchun, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S3554, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.