Alex Torres Mercado, MD
General Practice Physician · Bayamon, PR
Alex Torres Mercado, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1285125914, issued on May 29, 2018. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21449, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Torres Mercado
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 21449 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- M9 Calle 19 Jardines DE Caparra, Bayamon, PR 00959
- Phone
- (787) 235-3346
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200319002228); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Torres Mercado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 21449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
556 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl55 claims
- Methylprednisolone50 claims
- Famotidine41 claims
- Levofloxacin38 claims
- Metronidazole27 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium25 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- ER Specialized Care LLCHato Rey, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Torres Mercado among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Alex Torres Mercado, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
273 general practice physician records list a practice address in Bayamon
They are 273 of the 2,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Bayamon, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wanda Ayala, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591710937651
- Juan Ferran, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591891793485
- Jose Fossas Blanco, MDBayamon, PR 009591144209859
- Antonio Maisonet-Rodriguez, MDBayamon, PR 009591124019666
- Ismael Mercado, MDBayamon, PR 009591376521997
- Waleska Nunez, MDBayamon, PR 009591396715322
- Anthony Rivera Linares, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591306840160
- Maria Robles Barreto, MDBayamon, PR 009591831185016
Common questions
What is Alex Torres Mercado, MD's NPI number?
Alex Torres Mercado, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285125914, issued on May 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Torres Mercado, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at M9 Calle 19 Jardines DE Caparra, Bayamon, PR, 00959. Phone: (787) 235-3346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Torres Mercado, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21449, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alex Torres Mercado, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Torres Mercado, MD had 556 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.