Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bradenton, FL
Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bradenton, Florida, and NPI 1285614586, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME175087, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- ME175087 FL
MA68083 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2424 Manatee Ave W Ste 100, Bradenton, FL 34205
- Phone
- (941) 847-7920
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2025
- Fax
- (941) 757-2291
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250904001751); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2424 Manatee Ave W Ste 100
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Verify Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME175087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,709 Medicare Part D claims for 710 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium587 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium346 claims
- Ezetimibe331 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate303 claims
- Losartan Potassium287 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er236 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: $122.34
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Optumcare Florida, LLCBradenton, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
125 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bradenton
They are 125 of the 3,931 NPPES records with a practice address in Bradenton, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante, MD's NPI number?
Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285614586, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2424 Manatee Ave W Ste 100, Bradenton, FL, 34205. Phone: (941) 847-7920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME175087, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zorica Jelisijevic Mercadante, MD had 6,709 Medicare Part D claims for 710 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.