Jose Melendez, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Vega Alta, PR
Jose Melendez, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1386776862, issued on Mar 11, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 9994, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Melendez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 9994 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Centro Gran Caribe, Vega Alta, PR 00692
- Phone
- (787) 858-0725
- Enumerated
- Mar 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080507000460); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 259 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Jose 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 9994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,460 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate376 claims
- Losartan Potassium230 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate167 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium152 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl121 claims
- Carvedilol117 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: $151.61
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Ccs PscManati, PR
- Corporacion Ortiz Negron Centro Radiologico CorozalCorozal, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Melendez among 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose Melendez, M.D. is one of 259 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 66% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1991 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 259 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Vega Alta → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Josue Ocasio Tapia, MDVega Baja, PR 006931932683562
- Confesor Lasalle-Ruiz, M.D.San Sebastian, PR 006851275633984
- David Bermudez Nunez, MDSan German, PR 006831215970405
- Anibal Lugo, MDSan German, PR 006831245307545
- Nelson Rodriguez, MDSan German, PR 006831336216639
- Hector Santiago Perez, M.D.San German, PR 006831891701868
- Gilberto Baez-Rios, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801487628210
- Brian Gonzalez Sanabia, MD, MHAMayaguez, PR 006801437649860
Common questions
What is Jose Melendez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose Melendez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386776862, issued on Mar 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Melendez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Centro Gran Caribe, Vega Alta, PR, 00692. Phone: (787) 858-0725. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Melendez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 9994, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose Melendez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Melendez, M.D. had 2,460 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.