Steven James Merchant, D.D.S.
Endodontics · Carlsbad, CA
Steven James Merchant, D.D.S. is an endodontics with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1972696847, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (California 47288, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven James Merchant
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Endodontics 1223E0200X
- License number
- 47288 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3144 EL Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92008
- Phone
- (760) 434-5066
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 434-2200
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven James Merchant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 47288Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average endodontics in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 121 among the 4,119 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin82 claims
- Azithromycin19 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate13 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: $51.81
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sonendo Inc. The 2,057 providers of this specialty with any payment received $49,739.86 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.
Steven James Merchant among 1,018 endodontics records in California
Steven James Merchant, D.D.S. is one of 1,018 endodontics records with a practice address in California. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223E0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endodontics providers in California
There are 1,018 endodontics records in California.
All 1,018 in California → Every provider in Carlsbad → Endodontics nationwide →
The 8 endodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Craig Malin, D.M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920081952490070
- Rakan Alzwaideh, D.D.S.Carlsbad, CA 920091942669312
- Michael GlennCarlsbad, CA 920091902489891
- Gregory Hein, D.D.SCarlsbad, CA 920091588923585
- Natalia Finn, DDSCarlsbad, CA 920111194124867
- Hsin-Ti Chang, DDSDel Mar, CA 920141356500839
- Harold Jacobson, D.D.S.El Cajon, CA 920201114041993
- S Rahnejat, DDSEl Cajon, CA 920201669402368
Common questions
What is Steven James Merchant, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Steven James Merchant, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972696847, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven James Merchant, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3144 EL Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA, 92008. Phone: (760) 434-5066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven James Merchant, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 47288, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Steven James Merchant, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven James Merchant, D.D.S. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among endodontics prescribers was 121. 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.