Sidney Alan Mercado, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Torrance, CA
Sidney Alan Mercado, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1518124338, issued on May 20, 2008. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sidney Alan Mercado
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- 3565 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 214-0811
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 1, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150902001210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sidney Alan Mercado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone17 claims
- Furosemide13 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate11 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: $24.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 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
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupCarson, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sidney Alan Mercado among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California
Sidney Alan Mercado, MD is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 1% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 1% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
786 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 786 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sidney Alan Mercado, MD's NPI number?
Sidney Alan Mercado, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518124338, issued on May 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sidney Alan Mercado, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3565 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 214-0811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sidney Alan Mercado, MD's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sidney Alan Mercado, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sidney Alan Mercado, MD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.