NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zuleyka Mendez, MD

General Practice Physician · Moca, PR

Zuleyka Mendez, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Moca, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1346801503, issued on Jun 27, 2019. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22526, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346801503
Name
Zuleyka Mendez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
22526 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Edificio Vale Colon II, Moca, PR 00676
Phone
(939) 415-4133
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2019
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211207000627); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

2,107 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Zuleyka Mendez2,107
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium145 claims
  2. Gabapentin96 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium93 claims
  4. Lisinopril87 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate64 claims
  6. Synthroid62 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: $23.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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.

  1. Zuleyka Mendez$23.80
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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. Costa Salud Community Health Centers IncRincon, PR

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

Zuleyka Mendez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Zuleyka Mendez, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 69% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 general practice physician records list a practice address in Moca

They are 39 of the 339 NPPES records with a practice address in Moca, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pedro Castilloveitia, M.D.Moca, PR 006761962404749
  2. Simon Colon Ramos, MDMoca, PR 006761023076023
  3. Orlando Gonzalez-Badillo, M.D.Moca, PR 006761457324535
  4. Rene Hernandez Cordero, MDMoca, PR 006761356301444
  5. Luis Larrazabal Mercado, M.D.Moca, PR 006761114036225
  6. Jorge Mendez Colon, M.D.Moca, PR 006761174508956
  7. Noel Nieves Lopez, MDMoca, PR 006761760584460
  8. Eric Quinones MedinaMoca, PR 006761538168638

Common questions

What is Zuleyka Mendez, MD's NPI number?

Zuleyka Mendez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346801503, issued on Jun 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zuleyka Mendez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Edificio Vale Colon II, Moca, PR, 00676. Phone: (939) 415-4133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zuleyka Mendez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22526, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Zuleyka Mendez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zuleyka Mendez, MD had 2,107 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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.