Rafael Orlando Mendoza, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Ponce, PR
Rafael Orlando Mendoza, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1780728873, issued on Feb 20, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 14244, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Orlando Mendoza
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 14244 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 606 Tito Castro LA Rambla Plaza, Ponce, PR 00730
- Phone
- (787) 840-6838
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 840-6838
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Rafael Orlando Mendoza 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 14244Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
2,573 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy135 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium92 claims
- Metformin Hcl89 claims
- Famotidine61 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate58 claims
- Simvastatin57 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: $575.79
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
230 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 230 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 230 in Ponce → All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce →
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- Angel Acevedo, MDSan Juan, PR1689663817
Common questions
What is Rafael Orlando Mendoza, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rafael Orlando Mendoza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780728873, issued on Feb 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Orlando Mendoza, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 Tito Castro LA Rambla Plaza, Ponce, PR, 00730. Phone: (787) 840-6838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Orlando Mendoza, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 14244, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rafael Orlando Mendoza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Orlando Mendoza, M.D. had 2,573 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.