NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claudia Getzabeth Mercado, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Laredo, TX

Claudia Getzabeth Mercado, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1114174497, issued on Aug 19, 2008. Check the license (Texas P0443, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114174497
Name
Claudia Getzabeth Mercado
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
P0443 TX
125055517 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1310 Trey Dr, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 727-3047
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2025
Fax
(956) 717-3630
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120112000432); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2008
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 1310 Trey Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Abigail Granger, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1609704436
  2. Maria Perez, APRN-FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1902772650

Verify Claudia Getzabeth Mercado in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,532 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Claudia Mercado6,532
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium336 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium230 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate210 claims
  4. Alendronate Sodium180 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium171 claims
  6. Gabapentin168 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.

Claudia Getzabeth Mercado among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Claudia Getzabeth Mercado, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laredo

They are 70 of the 2,290 NPPES records with a practice address in Laredo, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Bang, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411467442848
  2. Luis Benavides, MDLaredo, TX 780411780656686
  3. Maurice Click, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411396791331
  4. Rene Compean, MDLaredo, TX 780411114942885
  5. Horacio Diaz, MDLaredo, TX 780411912999699
  6. Gustavo Garcia Ramos, MDLaredo, TX 780411609971423
  7. David Garza, D.O.Laredo, TX 780411073559324
  8. Beatriz Garza De Caldera, MDLaredo, TX 780411508850835

Common questions

What is Claudia Getzabeth Mercado, M.D.'s NPI number?

Claudia Getzabeth Mercado, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114174497, issued on Aug 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claudia Getzabeth Mercado, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1310 Trey Dr, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 727-3047. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claudia Getzabeth Mercado, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P0443, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Claudia Getzabeth Mercado, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claudia Getzabeth Mercado, M.D. had 6,532 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.