Carmen Teresa Mercado, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Ponce, PR
Carmen Teresa Mercado, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1093836108, issued on Apr 3, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8857, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carmen Teresa Mercado
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 8857 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2279 Ponce BY Pass, Ponce, PR 00717
- Phone
- (787) 231-7697
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2279 Ponce BY Pass
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carmen Teresa 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 8857Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $24.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
62 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 62 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 808 pediatrics physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 62 in Ponce → All 808 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce →
Other pediatrics physician records in Puerto Rico
- Vivian Acebal Lopez, M.D.San Juan, PR1881810091
- Carlos Acevedo, MDVega Alta, PR1558402784
- Edgar Acevedo, M.D.San Juan, PR1235332958
- Hector Acevedo, MDCaguas, PR1730159153
- Sandra Acevedo, M.D.Bayamon, PR1235358904
- Sharon AcevedoPonce, PR1669841169
- Wida Acevedo, M.D.Guaynabo, PR1669450193
- Aileen Acevedo Ruiz, MDCaguas, PR1376190546
- Midnela Acevedo-Flores, M.D.San Juan, PR1497763668
- Luis Acosta, M.D.Vega Alta, PR1366785438
Common questions
What is Carmen Teresa Mercado, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carmen Teresa Mercado, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093836108, issued on Apr 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carmen Teresa Mercado, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2279 Ponce BY Pass, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 231-7697. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carmen Teresa Mercado, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8857, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carmen Teresa Mercado, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carmen Teresa Mercado, M.D. had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.