NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Forest Hills, NY

Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Forest Hills, New York, and NPI 1508493560, issued on Mar 26, 2020. Check the license (New York 261QU0200X, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508493560
Name
Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
261QU0200X NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7049 Austin St, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone
(718) 280-1245
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230905001213); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2020
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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Also registered at 7049 Austin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mohamed Awad, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154588788
  2. Ruwaydah KhanPhysician Assistant1356158620
  3. Danae KingPhysician Assistant1477229938
  4. Ramandeep SinghPhysician Assistant1518773233

Verify Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

513 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mercedes Cardenas Pena513
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate121 claims
  2. Naproxen32 claims
  3. Lidocaine Hcl Viscous28 claims
  4. Prednisone27 claims
  5. Azithromycin26 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone24 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. City Medical OF Upper East Side PLLCForest Hills, NY

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

Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York

Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena, DO is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2020, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 86% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in New York

There are 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Galina Abramovich, MD DOForest Hills, NY 113751568422574
  2. Mohamed Awad, MDForest Hills, NY 113751154588788
  3. Esther Chaim, DOForest Hills, NY 113751063450062
  4. Michael Crismali, MDForest Hills, NY 113751053339838
  5. Mery Gomez, M.D., MPHForest Hills, NY 113751497825129
  6. Marina Margolin, MDForest Hills, NY 113751154402774
  7. Chintaman Phatak, MDNew York, NY 113751306060827
  8. Natalya Raytses, D.O.Forest Hills, NY 113751922180587

Common questions

What is Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena, DO's NPI number?

Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508493560, issued on Mar 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7049 Austin St, Forest Hills, NY, 11375. Phone: (718) 280-1245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena, DO's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 261QU0200X, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mercedes Andreina Cardenas Pena, DO had 513 Medicare Part D claims for 301 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.