NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yuko Merchant, MD

Hospitalist Physician · New York, NY

Yuko Merchant, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1134304108, issued on Jan 8, 2008. Check the license (New York 258755, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134304108
Name
Yuko Merchant
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
258755 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Gustave L Levy PL, New York, NY 10029
Phone
(212) 241-1653
Enumerated
Jan 8, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2026
Fax
(212) 289-6393
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130904000028); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1 Gustave L Levy PL

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

  1. Lila Abassi, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1871886606
  2. Erin AbbottStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699587170
  3. Ghadi AbboudDiagnostic Radiology Physician1740936822
  4. Richard Abel, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1508148016
  5. Jessica Ables, M.D., PH.D.Psychiatry Physician1437543352
  6. Grant AbrahamsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194512590

Verify Yuko 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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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

1,878 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Yuko Merchant1,878
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium164 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium119 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate111 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium89 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium84 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide74 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: $125.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yuko Merchant$125.00
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiBrooklyn, NY

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

Yuko Merchant among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York

Yuko Merchant, MD is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 17% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in New York

There are 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ramin Asgary, MDNew York, NY 100291235353053
  2. Imuetinyan Asuen, MDNew York, NY 100291316968530
  3. Andrew Dunn, MDNew York, NY 100291326078833
  4. Erin Gabriel, M.D.New York, NY 100291669658290
  5. Brian Markoff, MDNew York, NY 100291083646111
  6. Vinh-Tung NguyenNew York, NY 100291497927750
  7. Peter Rachlin, MDNew York, NY 100291528264132
  8. Geetanjali Rajda, M.D,New York, NY 100291033314570

Common questions

What is Yuko Merchant, MD's NPI number?

Yuko Merchant, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134304108, issued on Jan 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yuko Merchant, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Gustave L Levy PL, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 241-1653. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yuko Merchant, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 258755, 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.

How much does Yuko Merchant, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yuko Merchant, MD had 1,878 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.