NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Panama City, FL

Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Panama City, Florida, and NPI 1609213925, issued on May 28, 2013. Check the license (Florida ME136481, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609213925
Name
Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
ME136481 FL
19808 PR
32644-R PR
33086-R PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2420 Jenks Ave Ste B, Panama City, FL 32405
Phone
(850) 770-3260
Enumerated
May 28, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(850) 770-3225
Medicaid ID
1609213925 PR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180815001186); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,882 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Arlenne Ponce Mendez2,882
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium286 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium128 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
  4. Lisinopril104 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl100 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa75 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Best Value Healthcare LLCClearwater, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Panama City

They are 34 of the 2,506 NPPES records with a practice address in Panama City, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Azzam Adhal, MDPanama City, FL 324051295714129
  2. Rush Akin, M.D.Panama City, FL 324051124015730
  3. Bobbi Baker-Skerratt, M.D.Panama City, FL 324051114995792
  4. Osama Elshazly, M.D.Panama City, FL 324051407822877
  5. Syed Gilani, MDPanama City, FL 324051114036878
  6. Vickie Harrell, M.D.Panama City, FL 324051730155060
  7. Krzysztof Lewandowski, M.D.Panama City, FL 324051164415717
  8. Stephen Miller, MDPanama City, FL 324051457349276

Common questions

What is Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609213925, issued on May 28, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2420 Jenks Ave Ste B, Panama City, FL, 32405. Phone: (850) 770-3260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME136481, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D. had 2,882 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Arlenne Jeanette Ponce Mendez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.