Doctors in Mercedes, TX
Active healthcare providers in Mercedes sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Mercedes ranks 211th among 695 Texas cities by CMS provider count, holding <0.1% of the state's NPIs, led by Speech-Language Pathologist.
- 157
- NPPES providers in city
- 211th
- of 695 TX cities
- <0.1%
- of Texas providers
- 40.8%
- in top 3 specialties
Mercedes ranks #11 of 10 Texas cities for Speech-Language Pathologist.
Where Mercedes ranks among Texas cities
Provider count vs every Texas city in CMS NPPES (695 cities)
157 Top 30% higher than 70% of 695 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Mercedes
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Speech-Language Path…
Speech-Language Pathologist
27 providers
- Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
21 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
16 providers
- Speech-Language Assi…
Speech-Language Assistant
15 providers
- Occupational Therapy… 8
Occupational Therapy Assistant
8 providers
- Professional Counselor 8
Professional Counselor
8 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 7
Family Nurse Practitioner
7 providers
- Physical Therapy Ass… 6
Physical Therapy Assistant
6 providers
- Medical Physician As… 3
Medical Physician Assistant
3 providers
- Physician Assistant 3
Physician Assistant
3 providers
What this shows Speech-Language Pathologist is the largest specialty (27 providers, 17.2% of the city), followed by Occupational Therapist.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Mercedes has more, and fewer, of than Texas average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Texas . This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Texas average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Mercedes, Texas appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 157 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Mercedes - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Mercedes practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Mercedes is weighted toward Speech-Language Pathologist (27 clinicians, followed by Occupational Therapist with 21 and Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 16). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Texas's population, Mercedes reports roughly 0.5 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.
Of Texas's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Mercedes practice address, a coverage gap Mercedes patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Mercedes patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.
Which specialties are most common in Mercedes
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 27 | 17.2% |
| 2 | Occupational Therapist | 21 | 13.4% |
| 3 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 16 | 10.2% |
| 4 | Speech-Language Assistant | 15 | 9.6% |
| 5 | Occupational Therapy Assistant | 8 | 5.1% |
| 6 | Professional Counselor | 8 | 5.1% |
| 7 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 7 | 4.5% |
| 8 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 6 | 3.8% |
| 9 | Medical Physician Assistant | 3 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Physician Assistant | 3 | 1.9% |
| 11 | Physical Therapist | 3 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Family Medicine Physician | 3 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Registered Dietitian | 3 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Clinical Social Worker | 3 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Mental Health Counselor | 3 | 1.9% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 4)
| Name |
|---|
| Tyrah Vela, SLP-A Speech-Language Assistant |
| Ezequiel Veliz Caceres Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Lindamay Vierra, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Jennifer Villarreal Occupational Therapist |
| Marie Weakley Personal Care Attendant |
| Franklin Wells, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Brenda Zuniga, M.S., CCC/SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
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Other Texas cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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