Melvin Melendez, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · San Juan, PR
Melvin Melendez, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1164531059, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11617, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Melendez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 11617 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Torre Del Metropolitano 1789 Suite 209, San Juan, PR 00921
- Phone
- (787) 793-2462
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 774-1615
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050127000185); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Melvin Melendez 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 11617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,322 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine266 claims
- Fentanyl Citrate181 claims
- Midazolam Hcl176 claims
- Omeprazole166 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium49 claims
- Sucralfate44 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: $163.25
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Gastro Centro PcsSan Juan, PR
- Gastro-Centro Norte PscArecibo, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico
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- Melvyn Acosta, M.D.Hato Rey, PR1811993660
- Karla Amaral, MDCaguas, PR1275737389
- Mamie Annexy Lopez, MDManati, PR1497894505
- Ivan Antunez Gonzalez, M.D.Guaynabo, PR1962457408
- Nestor Aponte-Reyes, MDManati, PR1003816802
- Javier Arroyo, MDHumacao, PR1598729162
- Ricardo Arroyo, M.D.Bayamon, PR1750491056
- Fray Arroyo Mercado, M.DManati, PR1114471489
- Luis Arturi, MDSan Juan, PR1063407591
Common questions
What is Melvin Melendez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melvin Melendez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164531059, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Melendez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Torre Del Metropolitano 1789 Suite 209, San Juan, PR, 00921. Phone: (787) 793-2462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Melendez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11617, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melvin Melendez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Melendez, M.D. had 1,322 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.