Iqbal Merchant, MD
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician · Bronx, NY
Iqbal Merchant, MD is a neuromusculoskeletal medicine & omm physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1821183948, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (New York 153243, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Iqbal Merchant
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician 204D00000X
- License number
- 153243 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 170 West 233RD Street, Bronx, NY 10463
- Phone
- (718) 543-0700
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 543-0788
- Medicaid ID
- 1657510 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Iqbal Merchant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 153243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neuromusculoskeletal medicine & omm physician in 2024
386 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 604 among the 400 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl52 claims
- Memantine Hcl49 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Meloxicam35 claims
- Lacosamide29 claims
- Carbamazepine Er23 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: $107.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Argenx US, Inc. The 201 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,034.56 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.
Iqbal Merchant among 95 neuromusculoskeletal medicine & omm physician records in New York
Iqbal Merchant, MD is one of 95 neuromusculoskeletal medicine & omm physician records with a practice address in New York. 52% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 44% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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 204D00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician providers in New York
There are 95 neuromusculoskeletal medicine & omm physician records in New York.
All 95 in New York → Every provider in Bronx → Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician nationwide →
The 8 neuromusculoskeletal medicine & omm physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ruba Katrajian, DOBronx, NY 104581760829550
- Katelyn Campbell, DOBronx, NY 104571043849482
- Hugh Ettlinger, D.O.Bronx, NY 104571558391334
- Mehar Ghei, DOThe Bronx, NY 104571912560210
- Jeremy ShugarBronx, NY 104571033523303
- Michael Burruano, D.O.Brewster, NY 105091215073762
- Bethany Prater, D.O.Brewster, NY 105091821402074
- Robert Glanzman, M.D.Carmel, NY 105121932469699
Common questions
What is Iqbal Merchant, MD's NPI number?
Iqbal Merchant, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821183948, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Iqbal Merchant, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 170 West 233RD Street, Bronx, NY, 10463. Phone: (718) 543-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Iqbal Merchant, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 153243, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Iqbal Merchant, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Iqbal Merchant, MD had 386 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among neuromusculoskeletal medicine & omm physician prescribers was 604. 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.