NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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1992233423
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Christie Mercado Ruiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lourdes Diaz, O.D.San Juan, PR 009071710041918
  2. Hector Moreno Arias, ODSan Juan, PR 009071700297165
  3. Jose Rivera Negron, O.D.San Juan, PR 009071386651883
  4. Alejandro Rodriguez, O.D.San Juan, PR 009071174569404
  5. Carlos Romaguera, DOSan Juan, PR 009071942353131
  6. Janice Salas Vincenty, O.D.San Juan, PR 009071457591919
  7. Edwin Perez-Del Pilar, O.D.San Juan, PR 009111912194598
  8. 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.

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