NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Monterey, CA

Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Monterey, California, and NPI 1033144332, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California A85630, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033144332
Name
Jose Ishmael Mendez
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A85630 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23625 WR Holman Hwy, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone
(831) 622-2708
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(831) 622-2709
Medicaid ID
770579180 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060328000223); 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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Also registered at 23625 WR Holman Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Charles Bates, MDHospitalist Physician1356411268
  2. Michael Davis, DOHospitalist Physician1548259435
  3. Ann Marie Fitzgerald, CFNP, MSN, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1558789412
  4. Melissa Hart, MDHospitalist Physician1437479516
  5. Bruce Hultgren, MDAnesthesiology Physician1285734988
  6. Tanvir Khera, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1750598348

Verify Jose Ishmael Mendez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

1,069 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jose Mendez1,069
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt74 claims
  2. Cefuroxime53 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate49 claims
  4. Levofloxacin45 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride38 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score97.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%84.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $177.78

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Mendez$177.78
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Monterey Hospitalist Medical GroupMonterey, CA

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

Jose Ishmael Mendez among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Monterey

They are 30 of the 1,945 NPPES records with a practice address in Monterey, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Barnum, MDMonterey, CA 939401912932211
  2. Charles Bates, MDMonterey, CA 939401356411268
  3. Michael Davis, DOMonterey, CA 939401548259435
  4. David Eikenberry, MDMonterey, CA 939401679661409
  5. Sergio Garcia-Toledo, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401831329192
  6. Mikko Helenius, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401962431940
  7. Tanvir Khera, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401750598348
  8. Mitsuyo Kohama, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401013145267

Common questions

What is Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO's NPI number?

Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033144332, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23625 WR Holman Hwy, Monterey, CA, 93940. Phone: (831) 622-2708. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number A85630, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO had 1,069 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jose Ishmael Mendez, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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