Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1174998579, issued on Dec 10, 2015. Check the license (Texas AP129096, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rowena Salazar Mercado
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP129096 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5603 FM 1960 RD W, Houston, TX 77069
- Phone
- (866) 389-2727
- Enumerated
- Dec 10, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160418000458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rowena Salazar 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 AP129096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate22 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $219.42
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Minuteclinic Diagnostic OF Texas PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rowena Salazar Mercado among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 26% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,588 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston
They are 2,588 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 21,242 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C's NPI number?
Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174998579, issued on Dec 10, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5603 FM 1960 RD W, Houston, TX, 77069. Phone: (866) 389-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP129096, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rowena Salazar Mercado, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.