NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Ponce, PR

Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1740224534, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 14309, 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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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740224534
Name
Jayson Vazquez Mercado
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
14309 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2614 Calle Mayor, Ponce, PR 00717
Phone
(787) 843-5118
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2024
Fax
(787) 651-7993
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041006000088); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2614 Calle Mayor

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

  1. Luis Ruiz Rivera, M.D.Specialist1518066216

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024

11,099 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jayson Vazquez Mercado11,099
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium491 claims
  2. Simvastatin452 claims
  3. Famotidine417 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium386 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl354 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium344 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $154.96

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jayson Vazquez Mercado$154.96
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Jayson Vazquez Mercado among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

230 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ponce

They are 230 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sally Del Toro, M.D., MPHPonce, PR 007171821016114
  2. Soria Diaz Baez, MDPonce, PR 007171508957630
  3. Nelson Diaz Baez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171558457218
  4. Denisse Encarnacion Colon, MDPonce, PR 007171376628115
  5. Diana Gaona, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171013936939
  6. Anette Garcia PenaPonce, PR 007171326096223
  7. Ashley Garcia-Jorge, MDPonce, PR 007171417963802
  8. Lilliam Ramos Olivencia, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171982692075

Common questions

What is Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740224534, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2614 Calle Mayor, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 843-5118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 14309, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D. had 11,099 Medicare Part D claims for 377 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.

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