Dr. Ahsan Merchant, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 584
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 367
- Part D claims, 2024
- 39
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $5,947
- Practice address
- 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103
- Practice phone
- Call (610) 402-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Ahsan Merchant is a general surgeon in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Dr. Merchant practices at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University.
Dr. Merchant's NPI, 1285168153, was assigned on April 17, 2017. Dr. Merchant graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus in 2017. Dr. Merchant holds Pennsylvania license OS022520.
- NPI
- 1285168153NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1153775150
- NPI enumeration date
- April 17, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (610) 402-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ahsan Merchant practices at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Dr. Merchant's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103 in Lehigh County. The practice phone is (610) 402-8000.
- Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103 · Lehigh CountyPhone(610) 402-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ahsan Merchant is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Merchant's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Merchant is also affiliated with Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono. The medical group on file is Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG). Dmand AI also links Dr. Merchant to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ahsan Merchant's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Merchant practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ahsan Merchant is one of 1,398 general surgeons in Pennsylvania
Surgery is Dr. Merchant's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Merchant's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, PennsylvaniaPrimary
- Student in an organized health care education/training program, New Jersey
General surgeons near Dr. Merchant
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ahsan Merchant billed Medicare for 584 services in 2024
CMS data shows 584 Medicare services from Dr. Merchant across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 367 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,409 for them.
Dr. Merchant's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1222024: 566364%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 18
Where Dr. Merchant's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office437%
- In a facility54193%
Dr. Merchant compared with the Pennsylvania median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Merchant
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 584vs 1583.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 367vs 1272.9 times
- Part D claims
- 19vs 2934% below
Medians across 1,213 general surgeons in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Merchant's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ahsan Merchant treated 367 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 367 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merchant in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 133 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Merchant's median patient age at 63, with 50% women.
Dr. Merchant's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Merchant's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women19052%
- Men17748%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Merchant's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis59%
- Mood disorders49%
- Heart failure47%
- Chronic kidney disease46%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
- Depression44%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Merchant's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ahsan Merchant wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Merchant wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 19 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $31 in total drug cost.
Dr. Merchant's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic38 claims97%
- Brand-name and other1 claims3%
Dr. Merchant's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Merchant's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids62%24 of 39 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ahsan Merchant offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Merchant accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Merchant as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Ahsan Merchant received $5,947 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. Merchant from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,697.
General payments to Dr. Merchant by program year, 2022 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Merchant by kind, 2022 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$2,77747%
- Education$2,25038%
- Food and beverage$91115%
- Gifts$90%
Companies that paid Dr. Merchant the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ahsan Merchant graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus
Dr. Merchant graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus in 2017.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Ahsan Merchant's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ahsan Merchant's NPI number?
Dr. Ahsan Merchant's NPI number is 1285168153. It was assigned on April 17, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ahsan Merchant?
Dr. Ahsan Merchant is a general surgeon in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Ahsan Merchant practice?
Dr. Merchant practices at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103. Dr. Merchant's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merchant to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Ahsan Merchant's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Merchant is (610) 402-8000.
What is Dr. Ahsan Merchant's medical license number?
Dr. Merchant holds Pennsylvania license OS022520, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Ahsan Merchant been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Merchant in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ahsan Merchant affiliated with?
Dr. Merchant practices at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Merchant is also affiliated with Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono. Dmand AI links Dr. Merchant to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Ahsan Merchant part of?
Dr. Merchant is linked to Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG).
Does Dr. Ahsan Merchant accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Merchant billed Medicare for 584 services in 2024, and Dr. Merchant accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ahsan Merchant offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Merchant as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ahsan Merchant see?
CMS counts 367 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merchant in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Ahsan Merchant bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Merchant's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291), hospital inpatient care (99222) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Ahsan Merchant go to medical school?
Dr. Merchant graduated from Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Ahsan Merchant prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Merchant's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Ahsan Merchant received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,947 in general payments to Dr. Merchant from 3 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ahsan Merchant been practicing?
Dr. Merchant graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
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