Nestor Felipe Mercado
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Lubbock, TX
Nestor Felipe Mercado is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1558454173, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nestor Felipe Mercado
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- MD210132 OR
MD2019-0684 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4802 N Loop 289, Lubbock, TX 79416
- Phone
- (248) 259-8157
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250331002680); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4802 N Loop 289
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kyzandre Griffith, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629412598
Verify Nestor Felipe Mercado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
853 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate144 claims
- Eliquis103 claims
- Clopidogrel68 claims
- Furosemide48 claims
- Lisinopril47 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium46 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: $1,404.18
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 2 group practices
- Texas Physicians GroupLubbock, TX
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nestor Felipe Mercado among 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas
Nestor Felipe Mercado is one of 724 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 97% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shane MetzlerLubbock, TX 794151326604075
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- Ramakrishnan Ranganath, MDLubbock, TX 794101225213028
- Bryan Waits, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101891952917
- Jason Wischmeyer, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794231265480966
- Jason Bradley, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071073677977
- Colbert Perez, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071831484773
- John Naeim Nakhla Abdelmalek, MDLubbock, TX 794301437719127
Common questions
What is Nestor Felipe Mercado's NPI number?
Nestor Felipe Mercado's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558454173, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nestor Felipe Mercado located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4802 N Loop 289, Lubbock, TX, 79416. Phone: (248) 259-8157. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nestor Felipe Mercado's license?
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 Nestor Felipe Mercado prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nestor Felipe Mercado had 853 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.