Jose R. Melendez, M.D
Pediatrics Physician · Ponce, PR
Jose R. Melendez, M.D is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1780718072, issued on Mar 16, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 6153, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose R. Melendez
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 6153 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3636 Calle Cumbre, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 643-6152
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose R. 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 6153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $17.79
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Jose R. Melendez among 808 pediatrics physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose R. Melendez, M.D is one of 808 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 56% 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 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 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 208000000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 62 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 808 pediatrics physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 808 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hctor Alvarado Hoyos, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161427024850
- Ivonne Blasini, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161932390762
- Milagros Diaz Burgos, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161740450790
- Alexis Garcia, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161205038437
- Maryliz Gonzalez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161376858050
- Jorge Lebron-Mulero, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161255349650
- Nydia Judith Lopez Garcia, MDPonce, PR 007161871877068
- Pedro Ortiz, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161639236730
Common questions
What is Jose R. Melendez, M.D's NPI number?
Jose R. Melendez, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780718072, issued on Mar 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose R. Melendez, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3636 Calle Cumbre, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 643-6152. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose R. Melendez, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 6153, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.