Jose Edgardo Merced, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Youngsville, LA
Jose Edgardo Merced, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Youngsville, Louisiana, and NPI 1124052691, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 21815, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Edgardo Merced
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21815 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 433 LA Neuville RD, Youngsville, LA 70592
- Phone
- (337) 769-3002
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1982491 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Edgardo Merced in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21815Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone42 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine14 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate11 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.
Jose Edgardo Merced among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Jose Edgardo Merced, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Youngsville
They are 4 of the 412 NPPES records with a practice address in Youngsville, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Jose Edgardo Merced, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose Edgardo Merced, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124052691, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Edgardo Merced, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 433 LA Neuville RD, Youngsville, LA, 70592. Phone: (337) 769-3002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Edgardo Merced, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 21815, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose Edgardo Merced, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Edgardo Merced, M.D. had 76 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.