Karim Rajabali Merchant, MD

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

125.074202 Issued in IL

Practice address

1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018

Phone

(661) 326-2000

Fax

(351) 200-8293

NPI assigned

Mar 27, 2019

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Pulmonary Disease

Education

Drexel University College of Medicine, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Kern County Hospital AuthorityGroup PAC ID 4688964521, 264 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Kern Medical Center Hospital, Bakersfield, CA, CCN 050315

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kmerchant102024@direct.luhs.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Kern County Hospital Authority

  dba Kern Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1376623538
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1699282285
  NPD
• Loyola University Medical Center

  dba Foster G. McGaw Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Maywood, IL
  • NPI 1376521575
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Kern County Hospital Authority

  dba Kern Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1376623538
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1376960005
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1427176569
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  dba Kern Medical Center

  • Pharmacy
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1629081849

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  dba Kern Medical Center

  • Pharmacy
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1699859223

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1759104000000",
    "number": "1851852354",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE",
            "city": "BAKERSFIELD",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "933064018",
            "telephone_number": "661-326-2000",
            "fax_number": "351-800-8293"
        },
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            "fax_number": "351-200-8293"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "first_name": "KARIM",
        "middle_name": "RAJABALI",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2019-03-27",
        "last_updated": "2025-09-29",
        "certification_date": "2025-09-29",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        {
            "code": "207R00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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        }
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    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Michelle Mercant
• Karisa Mercer, PA
• Kimberly Ayanna Mercer
• Mary M Mercer, MSN, RN, PHN
• Nanci Marguerite Mercer, MD
• Mercy Hospice, Inc.
• Mercy Laborist Group, Inc.
• Theodore Merickel
• Meridian DME LLC
• Sandra Merino Vega

• Internal Medicine Physician in Bakersfield, CA
• Providers in Bakersfield, CA by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 29, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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