NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria A. Mendez, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Springfield, MO

Maria A. Mendez, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1457397671, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R7680, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1457397671
Name
Maria A. Mendez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
R7680 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1331 N Stewart Ave, Springfield, MO 65802
Phone
(417) 881-8375
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(417) 889-5568
Medicaid ID
200049112 MO
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1331 N Stewart Ave

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

  1. Linda Lewis, PSY.D,RN,PMHCNSBCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1649302688

Verify Maria A. Mendez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

37 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Maria Mendez37
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%94.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Maria A. Mendez among 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri

Maria A. Mendez, MD is one of 965 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 49% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Missouri

There are 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dayana Arteaga, DOSpringfield, MO 658021881048593
  2. Sara Catania, D.O.Springfield, MO 658021952613119
  3. Nagib Chowdhury, M.DSpringfield, MO 658021184851792
  4. Tanna Crawford, D.O.Springfield, MO 658021144600768
  5. Edgar Galinanes, MDSpringfield, MO 658021134125081
  6. Laird Jones, MDSpringfield, MO 658021922004605
  7. Mark Stewart, DOSpringfield, MO 658021164634390
  8. Rex Taber, M.D,Springfield, MO 658021144337403

Common questions

What is Maria A. Mendez, MD's NPI number?

Maria A. Mendez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457397671, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria A. Mendez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1331 N Stewart Ave, Springfield, MO, 65802. Phone: (417) 881-8375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria A. Mendez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R7680, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Maria A. Mendez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria A. Mendez, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Maria A. Mendez, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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.