Melissa Mercado, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Jersey City, NJ
Melissa Mercado, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jersey City, New Jersey, and NPI 1821587270, issued on May 1, 2018. Check the license on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Mercado
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 176 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
- Phone
- (201) 795-8200
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210709001972); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Mercado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,239 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa377 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium334 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium215 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate213 claims
- Jardiance161 claims
- Losartan Potassium159 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: $1,141.91
66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 4 group practices
- Metropolitan Medical Group LLCEast Orange, NJ
- North Ward Medical Arts LLCNewark, NJ
- Roseville Medical Society LLCNewark, NJ
- Salerno Medical Associates, LLCEast Orange, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Mercado among 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey
Melissa Mercado, DO is one of 2,770 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2018, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 1,875 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jersey City
They are 43 of the 3,027 NPPES records with a practice address in Jersey City, and 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Mercado, DO's NPI number?
Melissa Mercado, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821587270, issued on May 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Mercado, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 176 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJ, 07306. Phone: (201) 795-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Mercado, DO's license?
Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Mercado, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Mercado, DO had 6,239 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.