Shams Merchant, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · San Antonio, TX
Shams Merchant, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1356849079, issued on Jan 28, 2018. Check the license (Texas 363LF0000X, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shams Merchant
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 363LF0000X TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 903 W Martin St, San Antonio, TX 78207
- Phone
- (210) 358-9887
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 358-5840
- Medicaid IDs
- 392318701 TX
74-2712740 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181126000126); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shams 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 363LF0000XCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Linzess108 claims
- Famotidine62 claims
- Omeprazole55 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium50 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl40 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium39 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shams Merchant among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Shams Merchant, FNP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 42% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,362 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in San Antonio
They are 1,362 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Shams Merchant, FNP's NPI number?
Shams Merchant, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356849079, issued on Jan 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shams Merchant, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 903 W Martin St, San Antonio, TX, 78207. Phone: (210) 358-9887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shams Merchant, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 363LF0000X, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shams Merchant, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shams Merchant, FNP had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.