NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose Luis Mendez, MD

General Practice Physician · Fajardo, PR

Jose Luis Mendez, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1851041222, issued on Mar 28, 2022. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22644, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851041222
Name
Jose Luis Mendez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
22644 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
353 Ave General Valero, Fajardo, PR 00738
Phone
(787) 863-4714
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2022
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220710000094); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

991 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jose Mendez991
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen299 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass60 claims
  3. Prednisone60 claims
  4. Famotidine49 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate43 claims
  6. Dexamethasone39 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: $81.36

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Mendez$81.36
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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

  1. PR Healthcare Management GroupNaguabo, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jose Luis Mendez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Jose Luis Mendez, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 83% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 general practice physician records list a practice address in Fajardo

They are 42 of the 346 NPPES records with a practice address in Fajardo, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julio Concepcion, MDFajardo, PR 007381447291380
  2. Awilda Franco-Matta, MDFajardo, PR 007381649362690
  3. Carmen Irizarry Ceballos, MDFajardo, PR 007381356302202
  4. Jose Mendez Jiminian, MDFajardo, PR 007381730148750
  5. Sarita Montes, MDFajardo, PR 007381386696292
  6. Miguel Morales -Vales, M.D.Fajardo, PR 007381699794982
  7. Samuel Negron Agosto, M.D.Fajardo, PR 007381164525465
  8. Maria Perez, M.D.Fajardo, PR 007381396764056

Common questions

What is Jose Luis Mendez, MD's NPI number?

Jose Luis Mendez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851041222, issued on Mar 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Luis Mendez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 353 Ave General Valero, Fajardo, PR, 00738. Phone: (787) 863-4714. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Luis Mendez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22644, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jose Luis Mendez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Luis Mendez, MD had 991 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.