Maritza Melendez Nieves, MD
Specialist · Fajardo, PR
Maritza Melendez Nieves, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1295775856, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10798, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maritza Melendez Nieves
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 10798 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 302 Ave General Valero, Fajardo, PR 00738
- Phone
- (787) 801-6341
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (787) 355-6626
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121026000511); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maritza Melendez Nieves in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 10798Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
10,587 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium628 claims
- Farxiga617 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium523 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium496 claims
- Synthroid466 claims
- Famotidine341 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: $765.19
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Maritza Melendez Nieves among 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico
Maritza Melendez Nieves, MD is one of 574 specialist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 54% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1985 among the 147 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 specialist records list a practice address in Fajardo
They are 5 of the 346 NPPES records with a practice address in Fajardo, and 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico.
All 574 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Fajardo → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Alvarez-Ruiz, MDFajardo, PR 007381932112257
- Sara Lopez, MDFajardo, PR 007381003931726
- Lydia Lugo, MDFajardo, PR 007381760688006
- Esther Rivera, OTLFajardo, PR 007381891883351
- Frank Acevedo, M.D.Cayey, PR 007371780659631
- Nelida Anderson, R.H.I.A.Cayey, PR 007371184843344
- Luis Colon, M.D.Cidra, PR 007391366647141
- Marie Cuilan, PHYSICAL THERAPYCidra, PR 007391215257167
Common questions
What is Maritza Melendez Nieves, MD's NPI number?
Maritza Melendez Nieves, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295775856, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maritza Melendez Nieves, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 Ave General Valero, Fajardo, PR, 00738. Phone: (787) 801-6341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maritza Melendez Nieves, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10798, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maritza Melendez Nieves, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maritza Melendez Nieves, MD had 10,587 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.