Melba Iris Colon, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Bayamon, PR
Melba Iris Colon, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1679559462, issued on Dec 22, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 6821, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melba Iris Colon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 6821 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Bayamon, PR 00959
- Phone
- (787) 785-3398
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 288-1593
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040325000782); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 120 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Melba Iris Colon 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 6821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide12 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
- Synthroid12 claims
- Xigduo Xr12 claims
- Metformin Hcl11 claims
- Raloxifene Hcl11 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: $380.72
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Melba Iris Colon among 120 infectious disease physician records in Puerto Rico
Melba Iris Colon, M.D. is one of 120 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 90 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 120 infectious disease physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 120 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Bayamon → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Atienza-Reyes, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591710299318
- Marisol Lopez Maldonado, MDBayamon, PR 009591710388442
- Juan Milan-Lucca, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591457409187
- Patricia Pastor Perez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591285041228
- Zelma Fuxench Lopez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009601184616336
- Bernard Christenson, MDBayamon, PR 009611467577387
- Javier Figueroa Miranda, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611871561894
- Felix Ruiz Alvarez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611689675662
Common questions
What is Melba Iris Colon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melba Iris Colon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679559462, issued on Dec 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melba Iris Colon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Bayamon, PR, 00959. Phone: (787) 785-3398. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melba Iris Colon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 6821, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melba Iris Colon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melba Iris Colon, M.D. had 98 Medicare Part D claims; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.