Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Ponce, PR
Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1871098335, issued on Mar 27, 2018. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22354, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License number
- 22354 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 388 Zona Ind Reparada 2, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 840-2575
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 388 Zona Ind Reparada 2
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Verify Paula Maria Buonomo 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 22354Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
184 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl25 claims
- Trazodone Hcl16 claims
- Doxepin Hcl12 claims
- Mirtazapine12 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: $32.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 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.
Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez among 82 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico
Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez is one of 82 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 96% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 12% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 82 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elba Aponte Rodriguez, MDPonce, PR 007161700918505
- Magaly Lebron-LaboyPonce, PR 007161619330339
- Maritza Santiago, MDPonce, PR 007161649478520
- German Serrano Cruet, M.D,Ponce, PR 007161053653170
- Maria Del Carmen Torres-Gonzalez, MDPonce, PR 007161205349149
- Jose Caballero-Lopez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251740247683
- Dodanid Cardona, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251366447963
- Angel MartinezCaguas, PR 007251235458753
Common questions
What is Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez's NPI number?
Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871098335, issued on Mar 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 388 Zona Ind Reparada 2, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 840-2575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22354, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Maria Buonomo Melendez had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.