Jennifer Mercado, O.D.
Optometrist · Fort Mitchell, KY
Jennifer Mercado, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, and NPI 1306955281, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 1653DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Mercado
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1653DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2174 Dixie Hwy, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
- Phone
- (859) 341-2566
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 341-2568
- Medicaid IDs
- 77001659 KY
7100172260 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050822000543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2174 Dixie Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chelsey Guidugli, ODOptometrist1205569621
- Karen Manko, O.D.Optometrist1487900494
- Amy Press, ODOptometrist1740324474
Verify Jennifer Mercado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1653DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
540 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost205 claims
- Timolol Maleate115 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol45 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate29 claims
- Restasis25 claims
- Fluorometholone24 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: $134.95
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dr Shewmaker And Associates Optometrists IncFort Mitchell, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Fort Mitchell
They are 5 of the 77 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Mitchell, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 5 in Fort Mitchell → All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Fort Mitchell →
Other optometrist records in Kentucky
- Thomas Abell, ODCampbellsville, KY1942833397
- Larry Abney, ODLeitchfield, KY1487646527
- John Adams, O.D.Owensboro, KY1730191602
- John Adams, O.D.Winchester, KY1497900070
- Kevin Adams, ODMurray, KY1184782609
- Mattie Adams, ODElizabethtown, KY1861064958
- Rebecca Adams, O.D.Louisville, KY1568080315
- Stefanie Adams, ODGeorgetown, KY1750669198
- Addy Adkisson, ODLouisville, KY1255181582
- Bilal Ahmad, O.D.Lexington, KY1003224809
Common questions
What is Jennifer Mercado, O.D.'s NPI number?
Jennifer Mercado, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306955281, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Mercado, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2174 Dixie Hwy, Fort Mitchell, KY, 41017. Phone: (859) 341-2566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Mercado, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1653DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jennifer Mercado, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer Mercado, O.D. had 540 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.