Jorge Mendez, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Carolina, PR
Jorge Mendez, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1659367746, issued on Sep 23, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 5572, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jorge Mendez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 5572 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 41 Piscis, Carolina, PR 00979
- Phone
- (787) 791-5712
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Jorge Mendez 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 5572Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
8,609 Medicare Part D claims for 468 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,957 among the 8,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium493 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium410 claims
- Gabapentin330 claims
- Losartan Potassium309 claims
- Metformin Hcl300 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate277 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.
155 general practice physician records list a Carolina practice address
They are 155 of the 1,535 NPPES records with a Carolina practice address, and 3,970 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 155 in Carolina → All 3,970 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Carolina →
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- Angel Acevedo, MDSan Juan, PR1689663817
- Angelic AcevedoVega Alta, PR1386723518
Common questions
What is Jorge Mendez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jorge Mendez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659367746, issued on Sep 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jorge Mendez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41 Piscis, Carolina, PR, 00979. Phone: (787) 791-5712. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jorge Mendez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 5572, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jorge Mendez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jorge Mendez, M.D. had 8,609 Medicare Part D claims for 468 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 2,957. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.