Dr. Akeel M Merchant , MD
Anesthesiology โข Springfield, MA
Baystate Medical Center 759 Chestnut St
Springfield, MA 011990001
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NPI assigned on April 12, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 418 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 36620 โ Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin: 65 service units.
- 64999 โ Other procedure on nervous system: 59 service units.
- 76942 โ Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement: 56 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 14 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 14 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2021. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2021:
- Carbidopa-Levodopa (Carbidopa/Levodopa) โ 14 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2021. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Springfield, MA (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 207. Middle half: 120 to 294.
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Massachusetts (2024, 1,131 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 136. Middle half: 67 to 248.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 53 in 2020 to 418 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Baystate Medical Center 759 Chestnut St
Springfield, MA 011990001
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: U S Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, Pa. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Albany Medical College Of Union University
2012
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
256 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $29,659 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $23,612 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
14 standardized 30-day fills in 2021
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$164 in 2021
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2021, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2021.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $58.38 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
14 years (graduated 2012)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2012
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Merchant has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Merchant as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Springfield and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Springfield, MA (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 207. Middle half: 120 to 294.
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Massachusetts (2024, 1,131 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 136. Middle half: 67 to 248.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Springfield, MA (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,707. Middle half: $13,456 to $30,311.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Massachusetts (2024, 1,131 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,427. Middle half: $8,294 to $31,372.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Springfield, MA (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,283. Middle half: $11,116 to $23,817.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Massachusetts (2024, 1,131 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,103. Middle half: $6,644 to $24,951.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Merchant are from 2021.
75 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Springfield, MA (2,091 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Springfield
0% of these 75 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
72% of these 75 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 689% from 53 in 2020 to 418 in 2024.
- 2020: 53
- 2021: 240
- 2022: 235
- 2023: 362
- 2024: 418
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 733% from $3,562 in 2020 to $29,659 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,562
- 2021: $25,966
- 2022: $18,192
- 2023: $20,711
- 2024: $29,659
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 729% from $2,850 in 2020 to $23,612 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,850
- 2021: $20,773
- 2022: $14,465
- 2023: $16,604
- 2024: $23,612
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 80% from 69 in 2015 to 14 in 2021.
- 2015: 69
- 2016: 217
- 2017: 277
- 2020: 36
- 2021: 14
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 80% from 69 in 2015 to 14 in 2021.
- 2015: 69
- 2016: 217
- 2017: 277
- 2020: 36
- 2021: 14
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 94% from $2,564 in 2015 to $164 in 2021.
- 2015: $2,564
- 2016: $13,856
- 2017: $22,380
- 2020: $317
- 2021: $164
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $51.92 in 2021 to $58.38 in 2025.
- 2021: $51.92
- 2022: $877.80
- 2023: $116.89
- 2024: $153.78
- 2025: $58.38
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2021), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $58.38.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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WATCHMAN FLX | General | $58.38 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2019โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2020โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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36620
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin
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65 | 63 | $701.82 | $42.73 |
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64999
Other procedure on nervous system
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59 | 56 | $1434.21 | $50.85 |
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76942
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement
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56 | 55 | $1067.00 | $29.46 |
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76937
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access
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43 | 40 | $385.00 | $13.24 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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41 | 23 | $299.10 | $48.56 |
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00790
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen
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26 | 26 | $3714.23 | $259.05 |
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64447
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)
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26 | 26 | $1730.08 | $48.59 |
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93312
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report
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17 | 17 | $1875.00 | $103.20 |
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93320
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers
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17 | 17 | $880.00 | $17.26 |
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93325
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function
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16 | 16 | $654.00 | $3.00 |
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00560
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels
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15 | 15 | $4950.30 | $359.63 |
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64488
Injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance
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13 | 13 | $1395.00 | $67.14 |
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01926
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest
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12 | 12 | $2968.88 | $190.75 |
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93503
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring
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12 | 12 | $2380.00 | $85.04 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2021.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 14 | 199 | $163.98 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2021; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-07-28NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20200804001773
TX
9133544455
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
U S Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, Pa
1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 761042122
Phone: 8172502150
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: TX S0191)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER 759 CHESTNUT ST, SPRINGFIELD, MA 011990001 (Tel: 4137940000)
Registered at 55 S LAKE AVE APT 38, ALBANY, NY 122031152 (Tel: 2146497032)
Recorded as AKEEL MERCHANT, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Anesthesiology Specialists in Springfield
- Dr. Jesse Saliga, MD
- Dr. Suneel Veerwani, MD
- Dr. Gary Kanter, MD
- Dr. Ryan Kowalsky, MD
- Dr. Alfred Mckee, MD
- Dr. Gladys Cardenas-Silverman, DO
Mailing Address
55 S Lake Ave Apt 38
Albany, NY 122031152
Phone: 2146497032