NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricardo A. Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Laredo, TX

Ricardo A. Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1821678905, issued on Apr 12, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1034439, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1821678905
Name
Ricardo A. Mendiola
Credential
MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
1034439 TX
APRN02717 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6262 Mcpherson RD Ste 104, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 516-7304
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 3, 2023
Fax
(956) 516-7301
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210507001720); 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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

560 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Ricardo Mendiola560
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl72 claims
  2. Clonazepam56 claims
  3. Lamotrigine49 claims
  4. Citalopram Hbr38 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl34 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl26 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: $187.15

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ricardo Mendiola$187.15
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

  1. Rhode Island Counseling Associates LLCCranston, RI

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

Ricardo A. Mendiola among 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas

Ricardo A. Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC is one of 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 44% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2021 among the 2,245 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erika Cardenas, FNPLaredo, TX 780411942954375
  2. Flora Kirima, PMHNPLaredo, TX 780411790651446
  3. Hilda MendiolaLaredo, TX 780411871311126
  4. Beatrice Mkubwa, APRNLaredo, TX 780411114698289
  5. Ogechi Ohakwe, PMHNPLaredo, TX 780411649800095
  6. Olivia PenaLaredo, TX 780451659234391
  7. Hayden Ruiz, RNLytle, TX 780521265194823
  8. Jacqueline Brummett, PMHNPKerrville, TX 780281699263681

Common questions

What is Ricardo A. Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Ricardo A. Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821678905, issued on Apr 12, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricardo A. Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6262 Mcpherson RD Ste 104, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 516-7304. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricardo A. Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1034439, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ricardo A. Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ricardo A. Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.