NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shehzad S. Merchant, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Buffalo, NY

Shehzad S. Merchant, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1346253267, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (New York 254387, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346253267
Name
Shehzad S. Merchant
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
254387 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone
(716) 859-7224
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(716) 859-1491
Medicaid ID
02818564 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070129000383); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 High St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jamie Abbott, PHD, MSGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1093411522
  2. Amr Abd El-Radi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124681614
  3. Mohamed Abdel-Aal Ahmed, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1164834776
  4. Jonah Abdo-Suarez, PHARMACISTPharmacist1164259826
  5. Samira Abdulkadir, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376344721
  6. Omar Abialmouna, MDRheumatology Physician1518527092

Verify Shehzad S. Merchant in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $173.00

1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shehzad Merchant$173.00
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

  1. Academic Medicine Services, Inc.Buffalo, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in New York

There are 970 infectious disease physician records in New York.

Other infectious disease physician records in New York

  1. Justin Aaron, MDNew York, NY1619243912
  2. Mekonnen Abebe, M.D.New York, NY1144376450
  3. Judith Aberg, M.D.New York, NY1902969645
  4. Alexandra Abrams-Downey, M.D.Albany, NY1629336656
  5. Minou Absy-Jaghab, M.D.Bronx, NY1093750341
  6. Maryam Abul, MDNew York, NY1649977919
  7. Jacqueline Achkar, MDBronx, NY1750488573
  8. Joel AckelsbergLong Island City, NY1669873402
  9. Adedayo Adedeji, M.D.Staten Island, NY1285621698
  10. Yusuf Afacan, M.D.Brooklyn, NY1376625905

Common questions

What is Shehzad S. Merchant, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shehzad S. Merchant, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346253267, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shehzad S. Merchant, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 859-7224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shehzad S. Merchant, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 254387, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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