What is Patricia Mercado's specialty?

Patricia Mercado (NPI 1851322200) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Birmingham, AL.

Where does Patricia Mercado practice?

Patricia Mercado practices in Birmingham, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1851322200.

How much does Medicare pay Patricia Mercado?

Patricia Mercado (NPI 1851322200) received approximately $36K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 298 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1851322200

Patricia Mercado

PRACTICEUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PCSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyBirmingham, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

748

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,234

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$32K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 156 Dermatology providers in AL — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,926).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

296

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$492K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Dupilumab64 claims

Ketoconazole62 claims

Ammonium Lactate32 claims

Secukinumab22 claims

Tretinoin19 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Patricia Mercado's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	418	1,588
Craig Elmets Dermatology · Birmingham, AL	19	58
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	11	24
GETTINGER, DAVID	11	53

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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