Faisal Merchant, M.D.
NPI 1427276849ActiveIndividual· Otolaryngology· Clearwater, FL
Otolaryngology (M.D.) with West Coast Ear, Nose and Throat, Inc, practicing in Clearwater, Florida. 1,022 Medicare patients in 2024, $269,173 paid; nearly all of their 1,700 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Stryker Corporation was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $516.93 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists HCA Florida Trinity Hospital and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1427276849 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 23, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 2, 2015 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otolaryngology Primary | 207Y00000X | TRN5866 | FL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Otolaryngology (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,022 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 5,136 across 73 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $269,173 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,700 · 2,469 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 672 |
| Total drug cost | $49,958 |
| Generic share | 98% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Otolaryngology |
Medical group
- West Coast Ear, Nose and Throat, IncClearwater, FL · 25 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- HCA Florida Trinity HospitalTrinity, FL
- Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor, FL
- Morton Plant HospitalClearwater, FL
- Morton Plant North Bay HospitalNew Port Richey, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$516.93 · 9 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$421.81 · 9 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $158.68 | 2 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | $134.41 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $105.29 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $52.38 | 2 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $33.17 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$482.93 · 8 payments
- Education$34.00 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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