NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis A. Melendez-Collazo, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Zephyrhills, FL

Luis A. Melendez-Collazo, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Zephyrhills, Florida, and NPI 1760455190, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME93592, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1760455190
Name
Luis A. Melendez-Collazo
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
ME93592 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
38135 Market SQ, Zephyrhills, FL 33542
Phone
(813) 778-0444
Enumerated
Feb 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(813) 355-5084
Medicaid ID
274595000 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050922000601); 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 38135 Market SQ

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

  1. Mariam Abreu Ruiz, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1740472695
  2. Akosua Agyemang, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487010146
  3. Sujani Akkineni, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1205099744
  4. Raven Ali-Muhammad, ARNPNurse Practitioner1376085084
  5. Jeralyn Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063669125
  6. Kimberly Apple, MDSurgery Physician1801971007

Verify Luis A. Melendez-Collazo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

318 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Luis Melendez-Collazo318
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate27 claims
  2. Furosemide18 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate14 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
  5. Clopidogrel11 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ohi West Medical Group II LLCZephyrhills, FL

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

Luis A. Melendez-Collazo among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida

Luis A. Melendez-Collazo, M.D. is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 34% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

20 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Zephyrhills

They are 20 of the 851 NPPES records with a practice address in Zephyrhills, and 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.

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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mariam Abreu Ruiz, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421740472695
  2. Ramya Arerangaiah, M.DZephyrhills, FL 335421205003704
  3. Shweta Ekka, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421720264575
  4. Cameron Esmkhani, DOZephyrhills, FL 335421396922415
  5. Lucretia Fisher, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421811921406
  6. Matthew Hartlage, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421912192592
  7. Somasekhara Kaipu, M.D.,Zephyrhills, FL 335421710153481
  8. Shana Laflin, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421730277500

Common questions

What is Luis A. Melendez-Collazo, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luis A. Melendez-Collazo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760455190, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis A. Melendez-Collazo, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 38135 Market SQ, Zephyrhills, FL, 33542. Phone: (813) 778-0444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis A. Melendez-Collazo, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME93592, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Luis A. Melendez-Collazo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis A. Melendez-Collazo, M.D. had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.

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