Victor L. Figueroa Melendez, MD
Nephrology Physician · Yauco, PR
Victor L. Figueroa Melendez, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Yauco, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1770569162, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 6876, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Victor L. Figueroa Melendez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 6876 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Prolongacion 25 DE Julio, Yauco, PR 00698
- Phone
- (787) 856-3320
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060126000009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Victor L. Figueroa 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 6876Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,809 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga314 claims
- Jardiance159 claims
- Irbesartan126 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate103 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate98 claims
- Carvedilol85 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.
Victor L. Figueroa Melendez among 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico
Victor L. Figueroa Melendez, MD is one of 152 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 152 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Yauco → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vicente Laboy Ramos, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051891838405
- Nestor Unger, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051003810516
- Pedro Pagan Torres, MDSan German, PR 006831013134709
- Michelle Cofan HernandezMayaguez, PR 006821043514110
- Dionisio Acosta, MDMayaguez, PR 006801659724615
- Praxedes Alvarez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161609837285
- Efrain Flores De Hostos, MDMayaguez, PR 006801083710164
- Josean Flores Santiago, MDMayaguez, PR 006801467938795
Common questions
What is Victor L. Figueroa Melendez, MD's NPI number?
Victor L. Figueroa Melendez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770569162, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Victor L. Figueroa Melendez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Prolongacion 25 DE Julio, Yauco, PR, 00698. Phone: (787) 856-3320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Victor L. Figueroa Melendez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 6876, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Victor L. Figueroa Melendez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Victor L. Figueroa Melendez, MD had 1,809 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.