Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Jose Mercado, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Ocala, FL

Jose Mercado, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Ocala, Florida, and NPI 1740376250, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1740376250
Name
Jose Mercado
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
2120 SW 22ND PL, Ocala, FL 34471
Phone
(352) 732-5042
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2120 SW 22ND PL

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

  1. Christopher Bald, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1952398976
  2. Jose Jiron, MDOtolaryngology Physician1831404599
  3. Timothy Keidel, DOPlastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1710480041
  4. Martha Mackay, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1235340704
  5. Allison McMichael, AUDAudiologist1710431127
  6. Scott Nadenik, D.O.Otolaryngology Physician1568459592

Verify Jose Mercado in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
  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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

1,936 Medicare Part D claims for 680 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jose Mercado1,936
  2. Specialty average832

Most prescribed

  1. Ipratropium Bromide499 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate295 claims
  3. Omeprazole214 claims
  4. Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil95 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone80 claims
  6. Baclofen68 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.

No measured Medicare quality score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,117.75

23 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was PhotoniCare Inc. The 61,144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $853.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Mercado$1,117.75
  2. Specialty average$853.85

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

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Cora Health Services IncThe Villages, FL
  2. Medical Management OF Ocala IncOcala, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

113 physician assistant records list a Ocala practice address

They are 113 of the 4,935 NPPES records with a Ocala practice address, and 9,809 physician assistant records in Florida.

Other physician assistant records in Florida

  1. Kiersten AabergPensacola, FL1285572669
  2. Timothy Aamland, PA-CGainesville, FL1912953183
  3. Cathy Aaron, PA-CPensacola, FL1386892289
  4. Joseph AbadiotakisGainesville, FL1215867999
  5. Monica Abare, PA-COrlando, FL1275708141
  6. Awad Abass, PA-COrlando, FL1295110765
  7. Anthony Abate, PA-COrange Park, FL1588411623
  8. Edmund Abate, PA-CCelebration, FL1205820206
  9. Sara Abbas, PA-CJacksonville, FL1356121206
  10. Sogand AbbasiPalm Harbor, FL1205608197

Common questions

What is Jose Mercado, PA-C's NPI number?

Jose Mercado, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740376250, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Mercado, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2120 SW 22ND PL, Ocala, FL, 34471. Phone: (352) 732-5042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Mercado, PA-C's license?

Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jose Mercado, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Mercado, PA-C had 1,936 Medicare Part D claims for 680 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jose Mercado, PA-C's Medicare quality score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.