Edwin Melendez Rios, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Rio Piedras, PR
Edwin Melendez Rios, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1467556159, issued on Sep 12, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 6744, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edwin Melendez Rios
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 6744 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Hospital Metropolitano Carr 21, Rio Piedras, PR 00921
- Phone
- (787) 793-2462
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 774-1615
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120917000634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 203 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Edwin Melendez Rios 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 6744Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,304 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine602 claims
- Omeprazole248 claims
- Sucralfate91 claims
- Midazolam Hcl75 claims
- Fentanyl Citrate59 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium48 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: $44.14
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Edwin Melendez Rios among 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico
Edwin Melendez Rios, M.D. is one of 203 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2000 among the 165 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207RG0100X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Rio Piedras
They are 6 of the 372 NPPES records with a practice address in Rio Piedras, and 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 203 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Rio Piedras → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fernando Bonilla-Valentin, MDSan Juan, PR 009211780046094
- Marcia Cruz-Correa, MDRio Piedras, PR 009211962497164
- Jorge Hernandez-Denton, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211447310537
- Jose Martin OrtizSan Juan, PR 009211902802051
- Melvin Melendez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211164531059
- Hector Perez Arroyo, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211043218480
- Rodolfo Rodriguez, M:D:San Juan, PR 009211578540423
- Frances Rodriguez-BerriosSan Juan, PR 009211285036715
Common questions
What is Edwin Melendez Rios, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edwin Melendez Rios, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467556159, issued on Sep 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edwin Melendez Rios, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hospital Metropolitano Carr 21, Rio Piedras, PR, 00921. Phone: (787) 793-2462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edwin Melendez Rios, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 6744, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edwin Melendez Rios, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edwin Melendez Rios, M.D. had 1,304 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.