Nishant D. Merchant, MD
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Hartford, CT
Nishant D. Merchant, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1609035021, issued on Jun 2, 2008. Check the license (Connecticut 51720, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nishant D. Merchant
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License numbers
- 51720 CT
051720 CT
233447 MA
MD15107 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 Seymour St Ste 415, Hartford, CT 06106
- Phone
- (860) 246-2071
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 524-2650
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170530001491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 85 Seymour St Ste 415
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Brautigam, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1285657825
- Alfred Croteau, M.D.Surgery Physician1194024380
- Daniel Daman, MDSurgery Physician1801022355
- Danielle Soneson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1942682091
Verify Nishant D. Merchant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 51720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $119.21
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLCHartford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 43 surgical critical care physician records in Connecticut.
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- Samuel Austin, DOHartford, CT1083175954
- Carina Biggs, MDWaterbury, CT1508832304
- Robert Brautigam, M.D.Hartford, CT1285657825
- Nicolle Burgwardt, M.D.Stamford, CT1144756271
- Philip Corvo, M.D.Waterbury, CT1821189267
- Nicholas Costanzo, M.D.Hartford, CT1275971582
- Jane Cowan, M.D.New Haven, CT1538587969
- Marissa Defreese, MDStamford, CT1194963462
- Kevin Dwyer, M.D. FACSStamford, CT1417923210
Common questions
What is Nishant D. Merchant, MD's NPI number?
Nishant D. Merchant, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609035021, issued on Jun 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nishant D. Merchant, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 Seymour St Ste 415, Hartford, CT, 06106. Phone: (860) 246-2071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nishant D. Merchant, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 51720, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Nishant D. Merchant, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.