Dr. Akeel M. Merchant, MD

  • Fort Worth, TX
  • Anesthesiologist
NPI1558628735PAC ID9133544455
Medicare services, 2024
418
Medicare patients, 2024
256
Part D claims, 2021
14
MIPS score, 2024
89
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Practice phone
Call (817) 250-2100
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Primary practice

Texas Health Fort Worth

Hospital · Fort Worth, Texas

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Dr. Akeel M. Merchant is an anesthesiologist in Fort Worth, Texas

Dr. Merchant practices at Texas Health Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources.

Dr. Merchant's NPI, 1558628735, was assigned on April 12, 2012. Dr. Merchant graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 2012. Dr. Merchant holds Texas license S0191.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9133544455
NPI enumeration date
April 12, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(817) 250-2100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

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

Dr. Akeel M. Merchant practices at Texas Health Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas

Dr. Merchant's primary practice is Texas Health Fort Worth, at 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104 in Tarrant County. The practice phone is (817) 250-2100.

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Dr. Akeel M. Merchant is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 6 medical groups

Dr. Merchant's primary practice is Texas Health Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources. Dr. Merchant is also affiliated with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford. The medical group on file is US Anesthesia Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merchant to 5 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Akeel M. Merchant's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Merchant practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Texas Health Fort WorthAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 5 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Akeel M. Merchant is one of 4,073 anesthesiologists in Texas

Anesthesiology is Dr. Merchant's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Merchant is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Anesthesiology, TexasPrimaryLicense S0191 · taxonomy 207L00000X

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Dr. Akeel M. Merchant billed Medicare for 418 services in 2024

CMS data shows 418 Medicare services from Dr. Merchant across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 256 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,612 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024418
Medicare patients256
Paid by Medicare$23,612
Procedure codes14

Dr. Merchant's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 1602024: 1632%
Imaging
2023: 962024: 993%
Tests and treatments
2023: 452024: 6238%
Anesthesia
2023: 242024: 53121%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 372024: 4111%

Dr. Merchant compared with the Texas median for anesthesiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Merchant
  • Texas median
Medicare services
418vs 715.9 times
Medicare patients
256vs 13294% above
Part D claims
14vs 2646% below

Medians across 3,710 anesthesiologists in Texas 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. Akeel M. Merchant treated 256 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 256 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merchant in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 110 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.76, 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 61, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024256
Average age74
Average risk score1.76
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Merchant's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Merchant's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12649%
  • Men13051%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Merchant's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis59%
  4. Ischemic heart disease46%
  5. Chronic kidney disease43%
  6. Diabetes43%
  7. Atrial fibrillation41%
  8. Anxiety35%

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

Dr. Merchant's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men45%

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

Dr. Akeel M. Merchant wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims in 2021

In 2021, Dr. Merchant wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $164 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 36 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202114
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$164

Dr. Merchant's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2021

  • 2020
  • 2021
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 362021: 1461%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2021, 2 in 2020.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

Dr. Akeel M. Merchant scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Merchant for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Merchant accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Merchant's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 91.3of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 79of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Akeel M. Merchant received $1,259 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Merchant from 6 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $686.

General payments to Dr. Merchant by program year, 2021 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Merchant by kind, 2021 to 2025

$1.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$93174%
  • Travel and lodging$32726%

Companies that paid Dr. Merchant the most, 2021 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Akeel M. Merchant graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University

Dr. Merchant graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolAlbany Medical College of Union University

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Sources for Dr. Akeel M. 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 services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
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 and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Akeel M. Merchant's NPI number?

Dr. Akeel M. Merchant's NPI number is 1558628735. It was assigned on April 12, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Akeel M. Merchant?

Dr. Akeel M. Merchant is an anesthesiologist in Fort Worth, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Anesthesiology Physician (taxonomy code 207L00000X).

Where does Dr. Akeel M. Merchant practice?

Dr. Merchant practices at 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Dr. Merchant's primary practice is Texas Health Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merchant to 5 medical groups.

What is Dr. Akeel M. Merchant's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Merchant is (817) 250-2100.

What is Dr. Akeel M. Merchant's medical license number?

Dr. Merchant holds Texas license S0191.

Which hospitals is Dr. Akeel M. Merchant affiliated with?

Dr. Merchant practices at Texas Health Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Merchant is also affiliated with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford.

What medical group is Dr. Akeel M. Merchant part of?

Dr. Merchant is linked to US Anesthesia Partners. Dmand AI links Dr. Merchant to 5 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Akeel M. Merchant accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Merchant billed Medicare for 418 services in 2024, and Dr. Merchant accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Akeel M. Merchant's MIPS score?

Dr. Merchant's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Akeel M. Merchant see?

CMS counts 256 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merchant in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. Akeel M. Merchant bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Merchant's most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (36620), surgery: brain, spine and nerves (64999) and ultrasound (76942).

Where did Dr. Akeel M. Merchant go to medical school?

Dr. Merchant graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 2012.

What drugs does Dr. Akeel M. Merchant prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Merchant's most prescribed drugs by claims were Carbidopa-Levodopa.

Has Dr. Akeel M. Merchant received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,259 in general payments to Dr. Merchant from 6 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.

How long has Dr. Akeel M. Merchant been practicing?

Dr. Merchant graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

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