Dr. Alex Xavier Mercado Irizarry, MD

Dr. Mercado Irizarry practices at Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of Trinity Health.

Dr. Mercado Irizarry's NPI, 1063770592, was assigned on May 3, 2012. Dr. Mercado Irizarry graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in 2012. Dr. Mercado Irizarry holds Florida license ME136451.

Dr. Mercado Irizarry's primary practice is Holy Cross Health, at 4725 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 771-8000.

Dr. Mercado Irizarry's primary practice is Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of Trinity Health. The medical group on file is Holy Cross Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mercado Irizarry to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Mercado Irizarry practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Mercado Irizarry's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Mercado Irizarry is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Mercado Irizarry's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Puerto Rico.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroduodenitis, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Mercado Irizarry treats.

CMS data shows 307 Medicare services from Dr. Mercado Irizarry across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 172 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,611 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 172 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mercado Irizarry in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 70 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Mercado Irizarry's median patient age at 60, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Mercado Irizarry wrote 413 Medicare Part D claims for 163 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 293 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $57,931 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 504 claims across 12 drugs.

Dr. Mercado Irizarry accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 69 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Mercado Irizarry, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 46 general payments to Dr. Mercado Irizarry from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $909.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Mercado Irizarry, most recently Emerging Liver Scholars Award in 2014.

Dr. Mercado Irizarry graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in 2012. Dr. Mercado Irizarry is a member of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, ACG, ACP, AGA, AMA and ASGE.

Dr. Mercado Irizarry is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.