Shane A. Merchant, PA-C

  • Tyndall, SD
  • Physician assistant
NPI1689001166PAC ID0941435879
Medicare patients, 2024
43
Part D claims, 2024
490
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$17
Medical groups
2
Practice address
410 W 16th Ave, Tyndall, SD 57066
Practice phone
Call (605) 589-2100
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Primary practice

St. Michael's Hospital Avera

Hospital · Tyndall, South Dakota

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Shane A. Merchant is a physician assistant in Tyndall, South Dakota

Shane Merchant practices at St. Michael's Hospital Avera in Tyndall, South Dakota, part of Avera Health.

Shane Merchant's NPI, 1689001166, was assigned on September 30, 2013. Shane Merchant holds South Dakota license 0887.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0941435879
NPI enumeration date
September 30, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(605) 589-2100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Shane A. Merchant practices at St. Michael's Hospital Avera in Tyndall, South Dakota

Shane Merchant's primary practice is St. Michael's Hospital Avera, at 410 W 16th Ave, Tyndall, SD 57066 in Bon Homme County. The practice phone is (605) 589-2100.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Shane A. Merchant is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Shane Merchant's primary practice is St. Michael's Hospital Avera in Tyndall, South Dakota, part of Avera Health. Shane Merchant is also affiliated with Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. The medical group on file is Avera Creighton Clinic. Dmand AI also links Shane Merchant to 1 more rural health clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Shane Merchant's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Shane A. Merchant's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Shane Merchant practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
St. Michael's Hospital AveraAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Shane A. Merchant is one of 615 physician assistants in South Dakota

Physician assistant is Shane Merchant's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Shane Merchant is licensed in South Dakota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, South DakotaPrimaryLicense 0887 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Physician assistants near Shane Merchant

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Shane A. Merchant treated 43 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80

CMS counts 43 Medicare patients who saw Shane Merchant in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 15 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.62, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Shane Merchant's median patient age at 68, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 202443
Average age80
Average risk score1.62

Shane Merchant's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Shane Merchant's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2456%
  • Men1944%

Chronic conditions among Shane Merchant's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol70%
  3. Arthritis56%
  4. Atrial fibrillation42%
  5. COPD40%
  6. Chronic kidney disease40%
  7. Diabetes40%
  8. Heart failure40%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Shane 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 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Shane A. Merchant wrote 490 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Shane Merchant wrote 490 Medicare Part D claims for 87 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 2024490
Part D patients87

Shane Merchant's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic462 claims94%
  • Brand-name and other28 claims6%

Drug classes CMS tracks in Shane Merchant's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids8%41 of 490 claims
  • Antibiotics7%34 of 490 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over14%71 of 490 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Shane A. Merchant takes part in Medicare

Shane Merchant accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Shane A. Merchant received $17 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Shane Merchant from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $17.

Companies that paid Shane Merchant the most, 2025 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Shane A. Merchant's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Shane A. Merchant's NPI number?

Shane A. Merchant's NPI number is 1689001166. It was assigned on September 30, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Shane A. Merchant specialize in?

Shane A. Merchant is a physician assistant in Tyndall, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Shane A. Merchant practice?

Shane Merchant practices at 410 W 16th Ave, Tyndall, SD 57066. Shane Merchant's primary practice is St. Michael's Hospital Avera in Tyndall, South Dakota, part of Avera Health. Dmand AI also links Shane Merchant to 1 rural health clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Shane A. Merchant's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Shane Merchant is (605) 589-2100.

What is Shane A. Merchant's medical license number?

Shane Merchant holds South Dakota license 0887.

Which hospitals is Shane A. Merchant affiliated with?

Shane Merchant practices at St. Michael's Hospital Avera in Tyndall, South Dakota. Shane Merchant is also affiliated with Avera Sacred Heart Hospital.

What medical group is Shane A. Merchant part of?

Shane Merchant is linked to Avera Creighton Clinic. Dmand AI links Shane Merchant to 1 more medical group.

Does Shane A. Merchant accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Shane Merchant as accepting Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Shane A. Merchant see?

CMS counts 43 Medicare patients who saw Shane Merchant in 2024, with an average age of 80.

Has Shane A. Merchant received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $17 in general payments to Shane Merchant from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Shane A. Merchant been practicing?

Shane Merchant graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

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