NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cristina Dora Mendez, D.O.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Oceanside, NY

Cristina Dora Mendez, D.O. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Oceanside, New York, and NPI 1831538826, issued on Jun 23, 2013. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831538826
Name
Cristina Dora Mendez
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
License number
2271585 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
196 Merrick RD, Oceanside, NY 11572
Phone
(516) 255-8414
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2013
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190313001422); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2013
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 196 Merrick RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mysa Abdelrahman, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558201160
  2. Tayyaba AfzalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457109407
  3. Jude Akpede, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215630124
  4. Nicole Andrle, MDFamily Medicine Physician1689377830
  5. Jimmy Bajaj, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1881036291
  6. Mary Ellis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1134447329

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

165 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Cristina Mendez165
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone24 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate14 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
  5. Paxlovid11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Apex, NC

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

Cristina Dora Mendez among 37,241 student in an organized health care education/training program records in New York

Cristina Dora Mendez, D.O. is one of 37,241 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in New York. 31% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 5% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 5% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 1,821 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

115 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Oceanside

They are 115 of the 1,093 NPPES records with a practice address in Oceanside, and 37,241 student in an organized health care education/training program records in New York.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amit Elazar, MDOceanside, NY 115721578182846
  2. William GuzmanOceanside, NY 115721508321803
  3. Cindel HarrisOceanside, NY 115721538655519
  4. Meh JabeenOceanside, NY 115721750919619
  5. Bhawaninder Kaur, DOOceanside, NY 115721588213045
  6. Jill Kupferman, SPECIAL ED TEACHEROceanside, NY 115721922539394
  7. Muhddesa Lakhana, DOOceanside, NY 115721164059853
  8. Esther Schmidt-Pines, MDOceanside, NY 115721235691015

Common questions

What is Cristina Dora Mendez, D.O.'s NPI number?

Cristina Dora Mendez, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831538826, issued on Jun 23, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cristina Dora Mendez, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 196 Merrick RD, Oceanside, NY, 11572. Phone: (516) 255-8414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cristina Dora Mendez, D.O.'s license?

Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cristina Dora Mendez, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cristina Dora Mendez, D.O. had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.