Rishad Merchant
Dentist · Carrollton, TX
Rishad Merchant is a dentist with a practice address in Carrollton, Texas, and NPI 1881007243, issued on Jun 3, 2014. Check the license (Texas 29946, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rishad Merchant
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License numbers
- 29946 TX
DN124077 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1705 Metrocrest Dr Apt 181, Carrollton, TX 75006
- Phone
- (214) 460-8001
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rishad Merchant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 29946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin25 claims
- Ibuprofen18 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: $737.08
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Rishad Merchant among 6,572 dentist records in Texas
Rishad Merchant is one of 6,572 dentist records with a practice address in Texas. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 dentist records list a practice address in Carrollton
They are 51 of the 1,706 NPPES records with a practice address in Carrollton, and 6,572 dentist records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Rishad Merchant's NPI number?
Rishad Merchant's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881007243, issued on Jun 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rishad Merchant located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1705 Metrocrest Dr Apt 181, Carrollton, TX, 75006. Phone: (214) 460-8001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rishad Merchant's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 29946, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rishad Merchant prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rishad Merchant had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.