NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Niki Nicole Mercado, LMSW

Social Worker · Waterloo, IA

Niki Nicole Mercado, LMSW is a social worker with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1396444378, issued on Feb 28, 2023. Check the license (Iowa 117764, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396444378
Name
Niki Nicole Mercado
Credential
LMSW
Primary taxonomy
Social Worker 104100000X
License numbers
117764 IA
192168 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3261 University Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701
Phone
(800) 531-4236
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2023
Record last updated
Feb 28, 2023
Fax
(319) 483-6661
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241220003656); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3261 University Ave

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

  1. Samarah Greeves, LISWMental Health Counselor1316462682
  2. Alexis Lachino, LISWMental Health Counselor1194467803
  3. Sean OstendorfMental Health Counselor1861072845
  4. Cathy Rottinghaus, LMSWCounselor1336725092
  5. Brandi Schmitt, MS, NCC, TLMHCMental Health Counselor1205315595

Verify Niki Nicole Mercado in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Greater Works Caring CenterFairbanks, AK

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

41 social worker records list a practice address in Waterloo

They are 41 of the 1,512 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterloo, and 1,157 social worker records in Iowa.

Other social worker records in Iowa

  1. Marshall Abbe, LISWWest Des Moines, IA1023581451
  2. Amy Abels, MSWMason City, IA1447644463
  3. Melanie Acklin, LISWWest Des Moines, IA1538265525
  4. Samantha AdamsDavenport, IA1528665494
  5. Kaylea Adkins, LMSWOttumwa, IA1992559371
  6. Rebekah Adolphson, LMSWCedar Rapids, IA1255106241
  7. Arusha Afzal, LMSWWaverly, IA1336832435
  8. Julieta Aguilera-PerezMarshalltown, IA1932073244
  9. Josie Aguiniga, LMSWLe Mars, IA1043997422
  10. Brandon Akes, LISWAnkeny, IA1912579269

Common questions

What is Niki Nicole Mercado, LMSW's NPI number?

Niki Nicole Mercado, LMSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396444378, issued on Feb 28, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Niki Nicole Mercado, LMSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3261 University Ave, Waterloo, IA, 50701. Phone: (800) 531-4236. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Niki Nicole Mercado, LMSW's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 117764, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.