Jose Raul Melendez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Cabo Rojo, PR
Jose Raul Melendez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1558342428, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12184, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Raul Melendez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12184 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Calle Ruiz Belvis, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623
- Phone
- (787) 254-3410
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 254-3410
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100722000981); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 25 Calle Ruiz Belvis
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jose Raul Melendez 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 12184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,303 Medicare Part D claims for 447 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium590 claims
- Gabapentin514 claims
- Simvastatin438 claims
- Losartan Potassium387 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate373 claims
- Lisinopril347 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: $425.79
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- M O Primary Specialists PscCabo Rojo, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Raul Melendez among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose Raul Melendez, M.D. is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cabo Rojo
They are 8 of the 269 NPPES records with a practice address in Cabo Rojo, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Cobian Lugo, MDCabo Rojo, PR 006231457451916
- Edgar Deltoro Roman, MDCabo Rojo, PR 006231477606663
- Fausto Lugo Rodriguez, MDCabo Rojo, PR 006231437166188
- Ana Manana Ferro, MDCabo Rojo, PR 006231144211863
- Edgar Moreno RodriguezCabo Rojo, PR 006231417938796
- Miguel Sepulveda, MDCabo Rojo, PR 006231477514354
- Ismael Velazquez Rosado, MDCabo Rojo, PR 006231801887559
- Pedro Canuelas EchevarriaPenuelas, PR 006241053920967
Common questions
What is Jose Raul Melendez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose Raul Melendez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558342428, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Raul Melendez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Calle Ruiz Belvis, Cabo Rojo, PR, 00623. Phone: (787) 254-3410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Raul Melendez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12184, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose Raul Melendez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Raul Melendez, M.D. had 10,303 Medicare Part D claims for 447 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.