NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician NPI 1952378341 MD
Verify on CMS → Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 745 in Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
7K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician avg: 601
Generic prescribing
99%
generic claims · 1% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$269.86
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD filed 7,060 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, prescribing 99% generic.
- 7K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 99%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥96th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1952378341), first enumerated 03/03/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 7,060 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$269.86 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1952378341 · Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1952378341
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 745
- RX-MID 7,060
- BOOK-THIN 3 in Puerto Rico
- PHOTO-ENUM Daniel Sharkey, MD · 2006
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
7,060 ≥ 96th percentile 96% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
7,060 12× vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Puerto Rico
How Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Puerto Rico providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1952378341 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/03/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Grupo Otorrinolaringologico DE PR Csp
Bayamon, PR
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$270
Largest payer
GENZYME CORPORATION
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD - brand share 1.0%
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician average
1% brand-name claims vs 99% generic, on 7,060 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
7,060
Total Claims
$402K
Total Drug Cost
1,412
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 8,040.033
- Total Day Supply
- 220,009
- Brand vs Generic
- 1% brand / 99% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $298K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $104K
- Opioid Claims
- 38 (0.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 317
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.75
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 190, 65-74: 647, 75-84: 442, 85+: 133
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Famotidine
Famotidine
1,621 claims
- Montelukast Sodium
Montelukast Sodium
1,034 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
949 claims
- Azelastine Hcl
Azelastine Hcl
869 claims
- Levocetirizine Dih…
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride
786 claims
- Fluticasone Propio… 593
Fluticasone Propionate
593 claims
- Mometasone Furoate 122
Mometasone Furoate
122 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul… 117
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
117 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Famotidine | 1,621 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 1,034 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 949 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 869 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 786 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 593 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 122 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 117 |
| Ofloxacin | 116 |
| Diclofenac Potassium | 90 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician Overview
How Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD fits within the Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
745
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician Providers in US
53
States with Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician
601
Avg Claims per Provider
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD's 7,060 claims are above the specialty average of 601.
Nationwide Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Sanchez-Mendiola, both outside Puerto Rico so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician Providers in Puerto Rico
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Puerto Rico, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sanchez-Mendiola.
One of 3 Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Puerto Rico, 2 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD's specialty? ▼
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD specializes in Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician and practices in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Credentials: MD.
How much does Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD wrote 7,060 Medicare Part D claims totaling $402K in drug costs for 1,412 beneficiaries.
Where is Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD located? ▼
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD is located at BAYAMON MEDICAL PLAZA, Bayamon, PR, 00960. Phone: (787) 785-8981.
What is Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD's NPI number? ▼
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952378341, issued on 03/03/2006.
Does Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD's prescribing is 1% brand-name and 99% generic drugs by claim count, with $298K in brand drug costs.
Does Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD had 38 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.5%.
How many Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 745 Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician provider writes 601 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Famotidine, Montelukast Sodium, Pantoprazole Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,060 Part D claims and 1,412 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD's credentials? ▼
Jose Sanchez-Mendiola, MD's NPI is 1952378341 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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