Gloria V. Mercado, M.D.
NPI 1578628715ActiveIndividual· General Practice· Fall River, MA
General Practice (M.D.) with Healthfirst Family Care Center Inc, practicing in Fall River, Massachusetts. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $765,509 for 7,874 claims, against $1,559 paid for services in 2024. Gilead Sciences, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $61.43 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Saint Anne's Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1578628715 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 27, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 4, 2013 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Practice Primary | 208D00000X | 51934 | MA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Practice (MA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 72 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 157 across 12 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,559 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 7,874 · 14,970 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 413 |
| Total drug cost | $765,509 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Practice |
Medical group
- Healthfirst Family Care Center IncFall River, MA · 24 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA
- Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA
Other facilities
- Nightingale Visiting NursesHome health agency · Taunton, MA
- Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association IncHome health agency · Fairhaven, MA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$61.43 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$22.98 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $31.41 | 1 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $30.02 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$61.43 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records