Manuel J. Mercado, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Pharr, TX
Manuel J. Mercado, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pharr, Texas, and NPI 1316919228, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas L0420, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Manuel J. Mercado
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- L0420 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 502 S Cage Blvd, Pharr, TX 78577
- Phone
- (956) 702-1013
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 781-5196
- Medicaid ID
- 030866002 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100428000600); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Manuel J. Mercado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L0420Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16,456 Medicare Part D claims for 799 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium940 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium562 claims
- Omeprazole514 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate494 claims
- Metformin Hcl477 claims
- Lisinopril436 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: $1,467.46
91 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Manuel J. Mercado among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Manuel J. Mercado, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pharr
They are 5 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Pharr, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Manuel J. Mercado, MD's NPI number?
Manuel J. Mercado, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316919228, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Manuel J. Mercado, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 502 S Cage Blvd, Pharr, TX, 78577. Phone: (956) 702-1013. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Manuel J. Mercado, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L0420, 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 Manuel J. Mercado, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Manuel J. Mercado, MD had 16,456 Medicare Part D claims for 799 beneficiaries; 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.