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Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD

(Dr. Nipun Merchant, MD)

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Specializes in: Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

1475 Nw 12th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136

(305) 243-4902

Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD is a surgical oncologist in Miami, FL specializing in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD is affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Office Locations

1475 Nw 12th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136

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In The News

“"More than 50% is amazing for second-line therapy," said Dr. Nipun Merchant, chief of the division of surgical oncology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami...”—"A liver transplant might save him - if he can get the drug he needs to stay alive long enough", NBC News, October 2025

“Study co-author Dr Nipun Merchant, a surgeon in Miami, said that they believe their findings 'lay the groundwork' for future pancreatic cancer prevention.”—"Pancreatic cancer breakthrough - experts pinpoint habit that causes it", Daily Mail Online, August 2025

“Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, pancreatic cancer clinician and scientist, joined the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center as chief surgical officer and director of surgical oncology research programs.”—"People on the Move: Seafarers House announces board", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, January 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	97

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Miami, FL during 2014 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
doctor visit	122

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	54

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	67

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Miami, FL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
doctor visit	104
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Miami, FL during 2021 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
doctor visit	54

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Miami, FL were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

catheterization	13
doctor visit	68
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	38
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	6
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	32

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	20
Dementia	0

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB	$8,858 Kineret $8,858
Medtronic, Inc.	$2,012 Endo GIA $12	$2,000
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,425 Somatuline Depot 120mg-.5ml $1,425
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,113 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,113
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$671 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $391	Advanced Energy Cutting Device $280
Other	$2,177 CONMED Handheld Instruments $383	Abraxane $228	PlasmaBlade $143	Creon $137	KISQALI $127	Other $1,159

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$9,692
Food and Beverage	$3,356
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,000
Consulting Fee	$1,208

Research Payments

Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $106,205.

Biography

Dr. Nipun Merchant is a specialist in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He works in Miami, FL. Dr. Merchant has obtained a license to practice in Tennessee.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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