Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $273.90 | 9 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $141.07 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | $30.28 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $26.84 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| PFIZER INC. | $22.53 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $22.39 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $17.29 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medline Industries, Inc. | $13.50 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30.28 | 1 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED ($30.28) |
| 2023 | $51.35 | 2 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($28.96) |
| 2022 | $37.16 | 2 | PFIZER INC. ($22.53) |
| 2020 | $137.82 | 3 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($112.11) |
| 2019 | $17.29 | 1 | AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($17.29) |
All Payment Transactions
9 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.28 | General |
| 12/17/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.39 | General |
| 03/08/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.96 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/06/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.63 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/14/2022 | PFIZER INC. | THROMBIN-JMI (Biological), GELFOAM, GELFOAM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.53 | General |
| Category: HEMOSTAT | ||||||
| 10/20/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug), ENTEREG | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.21 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 08/28/2020 | Medline Industries, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.50 | General |
| 03/05/2020 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | EXPAREL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.11 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 11/16/2019 | AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | DSUVIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.29 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 388 | 392 | $588,974 | $32,990 |
| 2022 | 19 | 499 | 514 | $562,169 | $33,163 |
| 2021 | 18 | 510 | 525 | $550,798 | $31,424 |
| 2020 | 13 | 368 | 385 | $405,952 | $25,841 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
68 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00670 | Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $79,515 | $4,352 | 5.5% |
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $64,945 | $4,162 | 6.4% |
| 00790 | Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $46,190 | $2,711 | 5.9% |
| 01214 | Anesthesia for total hip replacement | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $43,555 | $2,275 | 5.2% |
| 01810 | Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $44,330 | $2,229 | 5.0% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $39,215 | $2,158 | 5.5% |
| 01402 | Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $34,984 | $2,033 | 5.8% |
| 64415 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $40,464 | $2,015 | 5.0% |
| 01938 | Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 38 | $33,945 | $1,806 | 5.3% |
| 01942 | Anesthesia for nerve modulation procedure spinal cord or repair of bone of spine of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $25,885 | $1,443 | 5.6% |
| 01480 | Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $23,405 | $1,367 | 5.8% |
| 00530 | Anesthesia for insertion of permanent heart pacemaker | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $23,560 | $1,259 | 5.3% |
| 01830 | Anesthesia for other procedure on forearm, wrist, or hand bones | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $23,870 | $1,251 | 5.2% |
| 01992 | Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $17,515 | $1,059 | 6.0% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $13,514 | $1,052 | 7.8% |
| 64447 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $17,862 | $850.21 | 4.8% |
| 00410 | Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $14,260 | $804.75 | 5.6% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,960 | $163.66 | 8.4% |
| 01992 | Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | Facility | 2022 | 72 | 78 | $81,530 | $4,410 | 5.4% |
| 01402 | Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $48,298 | $2,734 | 5.7% |
| 01810 | Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 42 | $42,145 | $2,522 | 6.0% |
| 01942 | Anesthesia for nerve modulation procedure spinal cord or repair of bone of spine of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 34 | $39,835 | $2,186 | 5.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 36 | $15,228 | $2,165 | 14.2% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $35,960 | $2,007 | 5.6% |
| 00530 | Anesthesia for insertion of permanent heart pacemaker | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $34,100 | $1,911 | 5.6% |
About Dr. Luis Mercader, M.D
Dr. Luis Mercader, M.D is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Abington, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/01/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568464741.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Luis Mercader, M.D has received a total of $273.90 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $30.28 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 9 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($273.90).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Mercader has provided services to 1,765 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,816 services with total Medicare billing of $123,418. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 68 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Location Abington, PA
- Active Since 06/01/2005
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1568464741
Products in Payments
- EXPAREL (Drug) $112.11
- Exparel (Drug) $28.96
- BRIDION (Drug) $26.84
- THROMBIN-JMI (Biological) $22.53
- DSUVIA (Drug) $17.29
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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