NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1770735789, issued on Oct 21, 2008. Check the license (New Mexico MD2021-0719, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770735789
Name
Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
MD2021-0719 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Msc 10 6000, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone
(505) 272-2610
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2024
Fax
(505) 272-1300
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220119002905); accepts Medicare assignment
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 Msc 10 6000

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

  1. Owen Connelly VaquerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669004941
  2. Syed Faizi, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336582345
  3. Steven FishburnOccupational Medicine Physician1447678131
  4. Sarah Gebauer, MDAnesthesiology Physician1669602215
  5. Alissa Greenbaum, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1851667042
  6. Lindsay Jinkins, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1366885907

Verify Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $5.17

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ambu Inc. 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. Kanwal Merchant$5.17
  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. Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM

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

Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant among 269 anesthesiology physician records in New Mexico

Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant, MD is one of 269 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 147 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 269 anesthesiology physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Andritsos, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311912925348
  2. Ruth BurstromAlbuquerque, NM 871311891701538
  3. Niels ChapmanAlbuquerque, NM 871311629090121
  4. Elizabeth DeubleAlbuquerque, NM 871311891700357
  5. Nivine DoranAlbuquerque, NM 871311679594816
  6. Stephanie Fabiani GarciaAlbuquerque, NM 871311851321863
  7. Christopher Gallagher, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311750378428
  8. Neal Gerstein, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311538175237

Common questions

What is Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant, MD's NPI number?

Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770735789, issued on Oct 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Msc 10 6000, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-2610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2021-0719, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Kanwal Ali Raza Merchant, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.