NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Linda I. Vargas Mercado

Audiologist · Manati, PR

Linda I. Vargas Mercado is an audiologist with a practice address in Manati, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1245874478, issued on Oct 31, 2019. Check the license (Puerto Rico 1015, 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
1245874478
Name
Linda I. Vargas Mercado
Primary taxonomy
Audiologist 231H00000X
License number
1015 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Street Num 2 KM 48.3, Manati, PR 00674
Phone
(787) 884-4629
Enumerated
Oct 31, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 292-5050
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240418003068); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2019
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Precision Hearing Center IncCorozal, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Linda I. Vargas Mercado among 125 audiologist records in Puerto Rico

Linda I. Vargas Mercado is one of 125 audiologist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 23% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 23% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 53 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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 231H00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Audiologist providers in Puerto Rico

There are 125 audiologist records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 audiologist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Cruz Pagan, MSManati, PR 006741306901905
  2. Marian Gonzalez BermudezManati, PR 006741902236599
  3. Iris Gonzalez Velazquez, MDManati, PR 006741619996295
  4. Kristean Hernandez Hernandez, AUDManati, PR 006741952125049
  5. Adriana Hernandez SantiniManati, PR 006741629764071
  6. Nilma Acevedo, AUDMayaguez, PR 006801124017355
  7. Denise Acosta Franco, M.A., CCC-AMayaguez, PR 006801861417032
  8. Ingrid Cedo Cintron, MSMayaguez, PR 006801568456317

Common questions

What is Linda I. Vargas Mercado's NPI number?

Linda I. Vargas Mercado's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245874478, issued on Oct 31, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Linda I. Vargas Mercado located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Street Num 2 KM 48.3, Manati, PR, 00674. Phone: (787) 884-4629. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Linda I. Vargas Mercado's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 1015, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.