Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Cambridge, MA
Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1699881516, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 153681, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mercedes D. Von Deck
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 153681 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Phone
- (617) 665-1566
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 3176584 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050908000417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1493 Cambridge St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Omar Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225728025
- Nawyaab Abbasi, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215875364
- Flannery AbbeySocial Worker1508604273
- Rana AbdallahSocial Worker1689220204
- Khaleel Abdul-Jabbaar, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1780295717
- Adri Abou-Bakr, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770421844
Verify Mercedes D. Von Deck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 153681Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
368 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl67 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium49 claims
- Meloxicam32 claims
- Tramadol Hcl31 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Celecoxib17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $333.25
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Cambridge Public Health CommissionEverett, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mercedes D. Von Deck among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D. is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
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- Jillian Gruber, MDCambridge, MA 021391538699772
- William Lipman, MDCambridge, MA 021391417022054
- Gerald Steinberg, MDCambridge, MA 021391740355148
- Hans Vanlancker, MDCambridge, MA 021391669865242
- Ronald Geiger, MDCambridge, MA 021381386633154
- Byron Hartunian, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021381700986122
Common questions
What is Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699881516, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Phone: (617) 665-1566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 153681, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D. had 368 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mercedes D. Von Deck, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.