NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Crestview, FL

Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Crestview, Florida, and NPI 1740257773, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME105226, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740257773
Name
Vicente Arturo Mendez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME105226 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
130 E Redstone Ave, Crestview, FL 32539
Phone
(850) 398-7825
Enumerated
Mar 8, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(850) 398-8727
Medicaid ID
0011902310005 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100309000462); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 130 E Redstone Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelley Coone, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013586130
  2. Angel Nunez, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1366543456
  3. Jacob Urda, D.OFamily Medicine Physician1427445477

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93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,140 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vicente Mendez6,140
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium219 claims
  2. Omeprazole203 claims
  3. Mounjaro202 claims
  4. Alprazolam192 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium179 claims
  6. Lisinopril171 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $979.49

57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vicente Mendez$979.49
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. White-Wilson Medical Center PACrestview, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vicente Arturo Mendez among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Crestview

They are 9 of the 819 NPPES records with a practice address in Crestview, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Donchey, MDCrestview, FL 325391184628802
  2. David Harrison, MDCrestview, FL 325391497702302
  3. Abdul Mir, M.D.Crestview, FL 325391124052014
  4. Khalid Moussa, MDCrestview, FL 325391922116631
  5. Nitin Bawa, M.D.Destin, FL 325411972536266
  6. Gerardo Dieguez Gomez, M.D.Destin, FL 325411689677262
  7. Svetlana HansonDestin, FL 325411275931727
  8. Reed Harned, M.D.Destin, FL 325411265417398

Common questions

What is Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD's NPI number?

Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740257773, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 E Redstone Ave, Crestview, FL, 32539. Phone: (850) 398-7825. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME105226, 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 Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD had 6,140 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vicente Arturo Mendez, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 of 100. 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.

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