Dr. Jose L. Mendez, MD

  • Danbury, CT
  • Pulmonologist
NPI1689651903PAC ID8729090188
Medicare services, 2024
1,257
Medicare patients, 2024
646
Part D claims, 2024
904
Publications
8
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
100 Reserve Rd, Danbury, CT 06810
Practice phone
Call (203) 739-7742
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Primary practice

Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT, Inc.

Danbury, Connecticut

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Dr. Jose L. Mendez is a pulmonologist in Danbury, Connecticut

Dr. Mendez practices at Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT, Inc. in Danbury, Connecticut.

Dr. Mendez's NPI, 1689651903, was assigned on December 28, 2005. Dr. Mendez graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in 1989. Dr. Mendez's Connecticut license number on file is 039082.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8729090188
NPI enumeration date
December 28, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(203) 739-7742
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Jose L. Mendez practices at Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT, Inc. in Danbury, Connecticut

Dr. Mendez's primary practice is Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT, Inc., at 100 Reserve Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 in Western Ct County. The practice phone is (203) 739-7742.

  • Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT, Inc.
    100 Reserve Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 · Western Ct CountyPhone(203) 739-7742

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Jose L. Mendez is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Mendez's primary practice is Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT, Inc. in Danbury, Connecticut. Dr. Mendez is also affiliated with Northwell Danbury Hospital. The medical group on file is Danbury Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mendez to 1 more hospital and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Jose L. Mendez's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Mendez practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT, Inc.Available with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Jose L. Mendez is one of 239 pulmonologists in Connecticut

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Mendez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Mendez is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Mendez's licenses on file in 3 states: Connecticut, Michigan and Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pulmonary disease, ConnecticutPrimaryLicense 039082 · 2005 to 2025 · taxonomy 207RP1001X
  • Michigan license2015 to 2019
  • Minnesota license2002 to 2006

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, hypersomnia, pleural effusion, pneumonia and sleep apnea among the conditions Dr. Mendez treats.

Pulmonologists near Dr. Mendez

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Dr. Jose L. Mendez billed Medicare for 1,257 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,257 Medicare services from Dr. Mendez across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 646 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $126,869 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,257
Medicare patients646
Paid by Medicare$126,869
Procedure codes19

Dr. Mendez's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1472024: 1,0469%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1462024: 1432%
Other services
2023: 02024: 44
Imaging
2023: 152024: 1313%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 11

Where Dr. Mendez's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office64751%
  • In a facility61049%

Dr. Mendez compared with the Connecticut median for pulmonologists, 2024

  • Dr. Mendez
  • Connecticut median
Medicare services
1,257vs 5282.4 times
Medicare patients
646vs 2472.6 times
Part D claims
728vs 62317% above

Medians across 239 pulmonologists in Connecticut with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Mendez's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Jose L. Mendez treated 646 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 646 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mendez in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 256 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Mendez's median patient age at 71, with 45% women.

Medicare patients, 2024646
Average age76
Average risk score2.07
Also on Medicaid23%

Dr. Mendez's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Mendez's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women29245%
  • Men35455%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Mendez's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease52%
  4. Arthritis50%
  5. COPD48%
  6. Anxiety41%
  7. Atrial fibrillation40%
  8. Mood disorders39%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Mendez's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women45%
  • Men54%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Jose L. Mendez wrote 904 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Mendez wrote 904 Medicare Part D claims for 312 patients. 53% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 728 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $564,919 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 915 claims across 24 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024904
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$564,919
Part D patients312

Dr. Mendez's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic483 claims53%
  • Brand-name421 claims47%

Dr. Mendez's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Mendez's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics9%80 of 904 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 9152024: 72820%

Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 24 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Jose L. Mendez offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Mendez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Mendez as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Jose L. Mendez has 8 publications on record

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Mendez, published from 2021 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Dr. Mendez's most frequent co-authors are Oleg Sostin, MD, Adebola O. Adesanya, MD and Khalid F. Almoosa, MD.

Papers8
Years published2021 to 2023

Topics Dr. Mendez writes about most

  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Dr. Mendez's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Mendez

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Dr. Jose L. Mendez received $1,213 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 54 general payments to Dr. Mendez from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $164.

General payments to Dr. Mendez by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Mendez by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,14194%
  • Education$736%

Companies that paid Dr. Mendez the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Jose L. Mendez has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Mendez, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Mendez

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Jose L. Mendez graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba

Dr. Mendez graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad Nacional de Cordoba
  2. Board certified in critical care medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  4. Board certified in pulmonary diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  5. Board certified in sleep medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Jose L. Mendez accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Mendez is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Mendez accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Jose L. Mendez's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Jose L. Mendez's NPI number?

Dr. Jose L. Mendez's NPI number is 1689651903. It was assigned on December 28, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Jose L. Mendez?

Dr. Jose L. Mendez is a pulmonologist in Danbury, Connecticut. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).

Where does Dr. Jose L. Mendez practice?

Dr. Mendez practices at 100 Reserve Rd, Danbury, CT 06810. Dr. Mendez's primary practice is Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT, Inc. in Danbury, Connecticut. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mendez to 1 hospital and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. Jose L. Mendez's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Mendez is (203) 739-7742.

What is Dr. Jose L. Mendez's medical license number?

Dr. Mendez's Connecticut license number on file is 039082, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Jose L. Mendez been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Mendez in Connecticut (2005 to 2025), Michigan (2015 to 2019) and Minnesota (2002 to 2006).

Which hospitals is Dr. Jose L. Mendez affiliated with?

Dr. Mendez is affiliated with Northwell Danbury Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Mendez to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Jose L. Mendez part of?

Dr. Mendez is linked to Danbury Medical Group.

Does Dr. Jose L. Mendez accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Mendez billed Medicare for 1,257 services in 2024, and Dr. Mendez accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Jose L. Mendez offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Mendez as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Jose L. Mendez see?

CMS counts 646 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mendez in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Jose L. Mendez board certified?

Yes. Dr. Mendez is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Jose L. Mendez bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Mendez's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), critical care (99291) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

Where did Dr. Jose L. Mendez go to medical school?

Dr. Mendez graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Jose L. Mendez prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Mendez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Trelegy Ellipta and Prednisone.

Has Dr. Jose L. Mendez received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,213 in general payments to Dr. Mendez from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

How long has Dr. Jose L. Mendez been practicing?

Dr. Mendez graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

Does Dr. Jose L. Mendez do research?

Dmand AI links 8 publications to Dr. Mendez, published from 2021 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Jose L. Mendez publish with?

Dr. Mendez's most frequent co-authors are Oleg Sostin, MD (2 shared papers), Adebola O. Adesanya, MD (1 shared paper) and Khalid F. Almoosa, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Jose L. Mendez accept?

Dr. Mendez is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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