NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joe Sammy Mendez, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Salt Lake City, UT

Joe Sammy Mendez, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1578819827, issued on Jul 24, 2012. Check the license (Utah 10766526-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; 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
1578819827
Name
Joe Sammy Mendez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
10766526-1205 UT
283539-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 Circle OF Hope Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone
(801) 587-4024
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(801) 585-6613
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181004002890); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2012
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 2000 Circle OF Hope Dr

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

  1. Emily Armstrong, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902380058
  2. Palash Asawa, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1275141673
  3. Timothy Barton, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1144671637
  4. Samantha Beck, LCGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1477317790
  5. Erin BessOncology Pharmacist1104750942
  6. Marianne Bowling, A.P.R.N.Family Nurse Practitioner1366858730

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
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  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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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

302 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Joe Mendez302
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam41 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl35 claims
  3. Gleostine20 claims
  4. Matulane19 claims
  5. Prochlorperazine Maleate14 claims
  6. Dexamethasone13 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: $4,999.00

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joe Mendez$4,999
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Utah Acuity Care ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

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

Joe Sammy Mendez among 87 neurological surgery physician records in Utah

Joe Sammy Mendez, M.D. is one of 87 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Utah. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 42 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Utah

There are 87 neurological surgery physician records in Utah.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Botros, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121265079925
  2. Karol BudohoskiSalt Lake City, UT 841121679162408
  3. Katherine Callahan, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121164009221
  4. William Couldwell, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121265522858
  5. Ramesh Grandhi, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841121316179195
  6. Madeline Greil, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121245764984
  7. Mohammed Hasen, MBBS, MSC, MSCSalt Lake City, UT 841121821787995
  8. Natasha Hongsermeier-Graves, MD, MPHSalt Lake City, UT 841121881389286

Common questions

What is Joe Sammy Mendez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joe Sammy Mendez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578819827, issued on Jul 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joe Sammy Mendez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Circle OF Hope Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112. Phone: (801) 587-4024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joe Sammy Mendez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 10766526-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joe Sammy Mendez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joe Sammy Mendez, M.D. had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.