Shahina Rahim Merchant, MHS, PA -C
Physician Assistant · Ephrata, PA
Shahina Rahim Merchant, MHS, PA -C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1316243207, issued on Feb 10, 2011. Check the license with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shahina Rahim Merchant
- Credential
- MHS, PA -C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA07376 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Martin Ave, Ephrata, PA 17522
- Phone
- (717) 721-4740
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2025
- Fax
- (717) 738-6872
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171214001341); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shahina Rahim Merchant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,644.88
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkFrisco, TX
- Texas EM-I Medical Services PAMcKinney, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shahina Rahim Merchant among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Shahina Rahim Merchant, MHS, PA -C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 27% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 physician assistant records list a practice address in Ephrata
They are 18 of the 574 NPPES records with a practice address in Ephrata, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Shahina Rahim Merchant, MHS, PA -C's NPI number?
Shahina Rahim Merchant, MHS, PA -C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316243207, issued on Feb 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shahina Rahim Merchant, MHS, PA -C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Martin Ave, Ephrata, PA, 17522. Phone: (717) 721-4740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shahina Rahim Merchant, MHS, PA -C's license?
Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.