Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · San Juan, PR
Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1982633210, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10563, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 10563 PR
198236 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University OF Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00921
- Phone
- (787) 758-2525
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 792-7640
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110201000445); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at University OF Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Allan Reyes SullivanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710518360
Verify Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 10563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel29 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
- Enalapril Maleate12 claims
- Gabapentin11 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: $10,538.84
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Recinto DE Ciencias MedicasRio Piedras, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado among 45 neurological surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, M.D. is one of 45 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 71% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 28 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 45 neurological surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 45 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Natalie Amaral NievesSan Juan, PR 009211558861542
- Caleb Feliciano - Valls, MDRio Piedras, PR 009211205032034
- Cosme Gonzalez Villaman, M.DSan Juan, PR 009211982032561
- Jorge Mendoza Torres, MDSan Juan, PR 009211073863833
- Hiram Mercado, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211578664496
- Miguel Mayol Del Valle, M.D.San Juan, PR 009221952716383
- Estuardo Pineda Urquilla, MDSan Juan, PR 009221841431962
- Juan Ramos Acevedo, MDSan Juan, PR 009221528256518
Common questions
What is Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982633210, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, 00921. Phone: (787) 758-2525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10563, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, M.D. had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.