Rafael L. Mercado, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · San Antonio, TX
Rafael L. Mercado, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1376633479, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas 17101, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael L. Mercado
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 17101 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1931 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78213
- Phone
- (210) 732-4570
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 180123502 TX
136341809 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1931 NW Military Hwy
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Verify Rafael L. Mercado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 17101Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
105 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin54 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl11 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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: $197.40
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Rafael L. Mercado among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas
Rafael L. Mercado, DDS is one of 10,056 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 64% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
752 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in San Antonio
They are 752 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Rafael L. Mercado, DDS's NPI number?
Rafael L. Mercado, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376633479, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael L. Mercado, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1931 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX, 78213. Phone: (210) 732-4570. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael L. Mercado, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 17101, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rafael L. Mercado, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael L. Mercado, DDS had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.