NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mercedes Pichardo, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Las Marias, PR

Mercedes Pichardo, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Las Marias, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1558350355, issued on Oct 14, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11618, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; 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
1558350355
Name
Mercedes Pichardo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
11618 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Urb EL Bosque, Las Marias, PR 00670
Phone
(787) 827-0195
Enumerated
Oct 14, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110729000323); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

647 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mercedes Pichardo647
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium105 claims
  2. Levofloxacin44 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
  4. Famotidine29 claims
  5. Furosemide26 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate20 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: $159.50

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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.

  1. Mercedes Pichardo$159.50
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Hospital Menonita DE CayeyCayey, PR · Acute Care Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

Mercedes Pichardo among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico

Mercedes Pichardo, MD is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 55% 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 Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Marias

They are 3 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Marias, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jiomar Santiago FelicianoLas Marias, PR 006701770236788
  2. Guillermo Soto Martinez, M.D.Las Marias, PR 006701801320247
  3. Hector Cintron, M.D.Lares, PR 006691780639831
  4. Erika Ortiz Chaparro, MDLares, PR 006691720544984
  5. Gustavo Santiago Borges, MDLares, PR 006691841743838
  6. Jose Lopez Rodriguez, MDLajas, PR 006671164436895
  7. Pablo Robles Cortes, M.D.Lajas, PR 006671225188816
  8. Carlos Cidre, MDManati, PR 006741104896539

Common questions

What is Mercedes Pichardo, MD's NPI number?

Mercedes Pichardo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558350355, issued on Oct 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mercedes Pichardo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Urb EL Bosque, Las Marias, PR, 00670. Phone: (787) 827-0195. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mercedes Pichardo, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11618, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mercedes Pichardo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mercedes Pichardo, MD had 647 Medicare Part D claims for 189 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.