Mercedes V. Charles
Family Medicine Physician · Waco, TX
Mercedes V. Charles is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1477047462, issued on Jun 21, 2018. Check the license (Texas T7182, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mercedes V. Charles
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- T7182 TX
A175045 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 556 N Loop 340, Waco, TX 76705
- Phone
- (254) 313-5400
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220707000033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mercedes V. Charles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T7182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,189 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
- Gabapentin70 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
- Lisinopril40 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa34 claims
- Losartan Potassium30 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
- Heart OF Texas Community Health Center, Inc.Waco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mercedes V. Charles among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Mercedes V. Charles is one of 11,119 family 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 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
190 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Waco
They are 190 of the 3,295 NPPES records with a practice address in Waco, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Mercedes V. Charles's NPI number?
Mercedes V. Charles's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477047462, issued on Jun 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mercedes V. Charles located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 556 N Loop 340, Waco, TX, 76705. Phone: (254) 313-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mercedes V. Charles's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T7182, 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 Mercedes V. Charles prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mercedes V. Charles had 1,189 Medicare Part D claims for 111 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.