NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher A. Mendello, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Naples, FL

Christopher A. Mendello, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Naples, Florida, and NPI 1750322384, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME79039, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750322384
Name
Christopher A. Mendello
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
ME79039 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3021 Airport Pulling RD N, Naples, FL 34105
Phone
(239) 213-7000
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(239) 430-7824
Medicaid ID
267057700 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091214000675); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Ohio, 1997
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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Also registered at 3021 Airport Pulling RD N

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  1. Barry Hertz, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1922055375

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,369 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Christopher Mendello1,369
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl222 claims
  2. Temazepam99 claims
  3. Zolpidem Tartrate82 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium69 claims
  5. Eszopiclone65 claims
  6. Modafinil55 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,551.59

68 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Mendello$1,551.59
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Christopher A. Mendello among 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida

Christopher A. Mendello, MD is one of 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 1999 among the 790 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barry Hertz, MDNaples, FL 341051922055375
  2. Mustafa Akbiek, M.DNaples, FL 341021679989115
  3. Everett Alsbrook, M.D.Naples, FL 341021033204409
  4. Howard Cohen, M.D.Naples, FL 341021174621833
  5. Cartrell Cross, M.D.Naples, FL 341021558416867
  6. Douglas Harrington, DONaples, FL 341021184787467
  7. Jose Herazo-Maya, M.DNaples, FL 341021164684353
  8. Vanessa Hoytfox, MDNaples, FL 341021962066340

Common questions

What is Christopher A. Mendello, MD's NPI number?

Christopher A. Mendello, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750322384, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher A. Mendello, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3021 Airport Pulling RD N, Naples, FL, 34105. Phone: (239) 213-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher A. Mendello, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME79039, 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 Christopher A. Mendello, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher A. Mendello, MD had 1,369 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher A. Mendello, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.