Vanessa Mendez, M.D
Gastroenterology Physician · Hialeah, FL
Vanessa Mendez, M.D is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Hialeah, Florida, and NPI 1497021331, issued on Mar 26, 2012. Check the license (Florida ME131601, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanessa Mendez
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- ME131601 FL
01084997A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2140 W 68TH St Ste 300, Hialeah, FL 33016
- Phone
- (305) 822-4107
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2024
- Fax
- (786) 497-2989
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180625003312); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2140 W 68TH St Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Vanessa Diaz, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1386948917
- Heidy Dorta, ARNPNurse Practitioner1225797715
- Cristian Franceschi Torres, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871207191
Verify Vanessa Mendez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME131601Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
900 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Stelara294 claims
- Omeprazole74 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen55 claims
- Mesalamine53 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium39 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl31 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,071.32
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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 one group practice
- Digestive Medicine AssociatesHialeah, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vanessa Mendez among 1,513 gastroenterology physician records in Florida
Vanessa Mendez, M.D is one of 1,513 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2000 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,513 gastroenterology physician records in Florida.
All 1,513 in Florida → Every provider in Hialeah → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Berry, D.O.Hialeah, FL 330161487049193
- Juan Blum Guzman, M.D.Hialeah, FL 330161104056860
- Jorge Castaneda, M.D.Hialeah, FL 330161457332074
- Onix Garib Alpizar, MDHialeah, FL 330161003268715
- Jeff Gonzalez, M.D.Hialeah, FL 330161548241169
- Manuel Gonzalez, M.D.Hialeah, FL 330161801193701
- Joel Kertznus, M.D.Hialeah, FL 330161487639308
- Jose Lavergne, MDMiami Lakes, FL 330161003899212
Common questions
What is Vanessa Mendez, M.D's NPI number?
Vanessa Mendez, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497021331, issued on Mar 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanessa Mendez, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2140 W 68TH St Ste 300, Hialeah, FL, 33016. Phone: (305) 822-4107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanessa Mendez, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME131601, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vanessa Mendez, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanessa Mendez, M.D had 900 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vanessa Mendez, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.