Total Payments
$10,924
2024 Payments
$1,404
Companies
17
Transactions
114
Medicare Patients
1,475
Medicare Billing
$98,042
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$7,007 (64.1%)
Food & Beverage$3,903 (35.7%)
Education$13.89 (0.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $7,007 | 30 | 64.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,903 | 83 | 35.7% |
| Education | $13.89 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,785 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,602 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $1,591 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,497 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $1,310 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,154 | 17 | $0 (2021) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $1,105 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $171.98 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| The Spectranetics Corporation | $159.43 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| ABIOMED | $137.64 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,404 | 7 | ShockWave Medical, Inc ($1,310) |
| 2023 | $288.98 | 6 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($159.04) |
| 2022 | $423.52 | 8 | Medtronic, Inc. ($155.56) |
| 2021 | $917.40 | 16 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($695.97) |
| 2020 | $3,144 | 44 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($1,105) |
| 2019 | $546.53 | 13 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($244.70) |
| 2018 | $3,739 | 16 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($1,448) |
| 2017 | $460.48 | 4 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($256.41) |
All Payment Transactions
114 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 03/17/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $792.62 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 03/17/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $227.35 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 03/17/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $184.16 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 03/17/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $81.01 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 03/17/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 02/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.84 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 11/09/2023 | Teleflex LLC | GUIDELINER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.02 | General |
| Category: Interventional Access | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Teleflex LLC | SUPERCROSS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.77 | General |
| Category: Interventional Access | ||||||
| 09/27/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.04 | General |
| 08/25/2023 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | (6571) Eagle Eye (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $45.79 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/25/2023 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | (6571) Eagle Eye (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.42 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/03/2023 | Teleflex LLC | SUPERCROSS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.94 | General |
| Category: Interventional Access | ||||||
| 10/27/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.56 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/14/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/05/2022 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $13.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/20/2022 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.51 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/11/2022 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | HD-IVUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.02 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 09/10/2022 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAMAX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.31 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/16/2022 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.86 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 01/31/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.37 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/16/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Resolute (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.42 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 12/06/2021 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | (9266) ELCA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.66 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 07/23/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | Xience Sierra Coronary Stent (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.67 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 07/08/2021 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 526 | 570 | $108,597 | $28,879 |
| 2022 | 9 | 344 | 354 | $76,346 | $20,487 |
| 2021 | 8 | 259 | 272 | $132,609 | $19,238 |
| 2020 | 10 | 346 | 383 | $132,274 | $29,439 |
Total Patients
1,475
Total Services
1,579
Medicare Billing
$98,042
Procedure Codes
42
All Medicare Procedures & Services
42 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 99 | 99 | $18,711 | $5,698 | 30.5% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $19,629 | $4,803 | 24.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 86 | 88 | $19,595 | $4,620 | 23.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $11,340 | $3,213 | 28.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 27 | $8,424 | $2,473 | 29.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $6,775 | $1,976 | 29.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 26 | $5,720 | $1,694 | 29.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 26 | $4,472 | $1,490 | 33.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,196 | $1,074 | 20.7% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 59 | 61 | $2,074 | $560.06 | 27.0% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 72 | 88 | $3,608 | $502.44 | 13.9% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $1,564 | $330.65 | 21.1% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $945.00 | $295.65 | 31.3% |
| 93246 | Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $544.00 | $149.76 | 27.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 91 | 91 | $18,794 | $4,779 | 25.4% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $18,190 | $4,673 | 25.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $13,816 | $3,876 | 28.1% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $7,328 | $2,298 | 31.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 23 | $6,806 | $2,256 | 33.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $3,302 | $842.10 | 25.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,496 | $734.11 | 29.4% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 53 | 54 | $2,027 | $546.69 | 27.0% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 48 | 52 | $2,132 | $326.40 | 15.3% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $1,455 | $155.55 | 10.7% |
| 93458 | Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels and left lower heart including imaging interpretation and supervision and injection | Facility | 2021 | 32 | 32 | $60,447 | $6,853 | 11.3% |
About Nestor Mercado
Nestor Mercado is a Interventional Cardiology healthcare provider based in Lubbock, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/02/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1558454173.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Nestor Mercado has received a total of $10,924 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,404 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 114 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($7,007).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Mercado has provided services to 1,475 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,579 services with total Medicare billing of $98,042. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 42 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Cardiology
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Lubbock, TX
- Active Since 10/02/2006
- Last Updated 11/26/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RI0011X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1558454173
Products in Payments
- Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Coronary (Device) $1,448
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $1,446
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $1,310
- SC2000 (Device) $1,105
- GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $1,035
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $746.80
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $634.39
- AMPLATZER Occluders (Device) $610.39
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $464.18
- CROSSBOSS (Device) $294.09
- CVX-300CVX-300P (Device) $159.43
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $155.56
- Impella (Device) $137.64
- ROTABLATOR (Device) $127.38
- GENERAL STENTS (Device) $116.38
- HD-IVUS (Device) $108.02
- VYNDAMAX (Drug) $101.31
- (6571) Eagle Eye (Device) $70.21
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $61.58
- Resolute (Device) $50.51
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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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