Jose E. Melendez Maldonado, M.D.
Nuclear Medicine Physician · Caguas, PR
Jose E. Melendez Maldonado, M.D. is a nuclear medicine physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1700814084, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 14048, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose E. Melendez Maldonado
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nuclear Medicine Physician 207U00000X
- License number
- 14048 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Calle Gautier Benitez, Caguas, PR 00725
- Phone
- (787) 744-5278
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070321000231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose E. Melendez Maldonado 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 14048Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nuclear medicine physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 285 among the 75 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Caparra Cardiology And Electrophisiology Center PscRio Grande, PR
- Nuscan CspCaguas, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose E. Melendez Maldonado among 23 nuclear medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose E. Melendez Maldonado, M.D. is one of 23 nuclear medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1989 among the 12 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 96% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207U00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nuclear Medicine Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 23 nuclear medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 23 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Caguas → Nuclear Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 nuclear medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hiram Rivera Luna, MDCaguas, PR 007251457470213
- Carmina Ruiz-Rodriguez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251629284310
- Jesus Vidal, MDCaguas, PR 007251780605345
- Sandra Gracia-Lopez, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051184680480
- Araceli Rivera-Serrano, M.DMayaguez, PR 006801548260276
- Elba Orduna Acum, M.D.Manati, PR 006741114993912
- Eduardo Pascual, MDManati, PR 006741457340119
- Ricardo Santiago, M.DAguadilla, PR 006051710962204
Common questions
What is Jose E. Melendez Maldonado, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose E. Melendez Maldonado, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700814084, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose E. Melendez Maldonado, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Calle Gautier Benitez, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 744-5278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose E. Melendez Maldonado, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 14048, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose E. Melendez Maldonado, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose E. Melendez Maldonado, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nuclear medicine physician prescribers was 285. 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.