Christie Mercado Ruiz, OD
Optometrist · San Juan, PR
Christie Mercado Ruiz, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1992233423, issued on May 29, 2017. Check the license (Puerto Rico 728-0417, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christie Mercado Ruiz
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 728-0417 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30 Calle Washington # Local5, San Juan, PR 00907
- Phone
- (787) 722-0215
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190402002327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- International American University At Puerto Rico - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christie Mercado Ruiz 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 728-0417Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mandm Optical Shop CorpSan Juan, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christie Mercado Ruiz among 506 optometrist records in Puerto Rico
Christie Mercado Ruiz, OD is one of 506 optometrist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 17% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 17% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1996 among the 90 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Puerto Rico
There are 506 optometrist records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lourdes Diaz, O.D.San Juan, PR 009071710041918
- Hector Moreno Arias, ODSan Juan, PR 009071700297165
- Jose Rivera Negron, O.D.San Juan, PR 009071386651883
- Alejandro Rodriguez, O.D.San Juan, PR 009071174569404
- Carlos Romaguera, DOSan Juan, PR 009071942353131
- Janice Salas Vincenty, O.D.San Juan, PR 009071457591919
- Edwin Perez-Del Pilar, O.D.San Juan, PR 009111912194598
- Javier Ramirez Gonzalez, O.D.San Juan, PR 009111275516148
Common questions
What is Christie Mercado Ruiz, OD's NPI number?
Christie Mercado Ruiz, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992233423, issued on May 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christie Mercado Ruiz, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Calle Washington # Local5, San Juan, PR, 00907. Phone: (787) 722-0215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christie Mercado Ruiz, OD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 728-0417, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.