Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD
Rheumatology Physician · San Juan, PR
Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1891157111, issued on Mar 25, 2016. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21141, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 21141 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University OF Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00921
- Phone
- (787) 758-2525
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210804000821); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 21141Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,050 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone231 claims
- Methotrexate214 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate176 claims
- Gabapentin171 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl158 claims
- Pregabalin113 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $4,174.71
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Hospital Damas IncPonce, PR · Acute Care Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez among 87 rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico
Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD is one of 87 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1992 among the 69 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 87 rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Oscar Arill, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211871540724
- Jose Cruz-Lozano, MDSan Juan, PR 009211568487924
- Carlos Fernandez, MDSan Juan, PR 009211174590897
- Yvonne Font, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211508069097
- Raquel Martinez Rivera, MDSan Juan, PR 009211629125158
- Gabriela Montes-RiveraSan Juan, PR 009211750726295
- Luis Olivari, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211689603169
- Suheiry Marquez Marquez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009221295183960
Common questions
What is Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD's NPI number?
Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891157111, issued on Mar 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, 00921. Phone: (787) 758-2525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21141, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD had 2,050 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.