Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Laredo, TX
Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1467629667, issued on May 15, 2008. Check the license (Texas N9744, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Leticia Mendiola
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- N9744 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1119 Fenwick Drive, Laredo, TX 78041
- Phone
- (956) 652-4321
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2026
- Fax
- (888) 872-3909
- Medicaid ID
- 286628701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111011000462); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Leticia Mendiola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N9744Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,218 Medicare Part D claims for 538 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost677 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol278 claims
- Restasis125 claims
- Cyclosporine119 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate119 claims
- Lumigan82 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 MIPS final 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $302.04
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Laura Mendiola, MD, PLLCLaredo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Leticia Mendiola among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Laredo → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Garcia-Davalos, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411295742146
- Michael Hochman, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411073527669
- Stephen McNutt, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411720305642
- Luis Zaffirini, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411417978685
- Russell Cravey, M.D.Kerrville, TX 780281205990207
- Michael Guerra, M.D.Kerrville, TX 780281023066552
- Donald Priour, M.D.Kerrville, TX 780281659375350
- Matthew Wayner, MDKerrville, TX 780281902819220
Common questions
What is Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD's NPI number?
Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467629667, issued on May 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1119 Fenwick Drive, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 652-4321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N9744, 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 Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD had 2,218 Medicare Part D claims for 538 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Leticia Mendiola, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.