Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1851852354, issued on Mar 27, 2019. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karim Rajabali Merchant
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 125.074202 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306
- Phone
- (661) 326-2000
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2025
- Fax
- (351) 200-8293
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251031003262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karim Rajabali Merchant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 claims
- Ventolin Hfa14 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: $277.38
1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Cook Incorporated. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kern County Hospital AuthorityBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karim Rajabali Merchant among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2019, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD's NPI number?
Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851852354, issued on Mar 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 326-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD's license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.