Dr. Vanessa Mendez, MD

Dr. Mendez practices at Digestive Medicine Associates in Hialeah, Florida.

Dr. Mendez's NPI, 1497021331, was assigned on March 26, 2012. Dr. Mendez graduated from Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Mendez's Indiana license number on file is 01084997A.

Dr. Mendez's primary practice is Digestive Medicine Associates, at 2140 W 68th St, Hialeah, FL 33016 in Miami-Dade County. The practice phone is (305) 822-4107.

Dr. Mendez's primary practice is Digestive Medicine Associates in Hialeah, Florida. The medical group on file is Gastro Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mendez to 4 more group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Mendez practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Mendez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Mendez is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Mendez's licenses on file in 7 states: Indiana, Florida, Maine, California, New York, North Carolina and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among the conditions Dr. Mendez treats.

CMS data shows 87 Medicare services from Dr. Mendez across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 92 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,908 for them.

CMS counts 92 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mendez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 52 patients. 62% of them have high blood pressure, and 58% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.53, 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 53, with 71% women.

In 2024, Dr. Mendez wrote 900 Medicare Part D claims for 239 patients. CMS names the drug for 752 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,251,193 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 329 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Mendez for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Mendez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Mendez in 2014. Dr. Mendez's most frequent co-authors are Izidore Lossos, MD, Kunal Saigal, MD and Daniel Andrew Sussman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 292 general payments to Dr. Mendez from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $8,722.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Mendez, most recently AOA Inductee 2011 in 2011.

Dr. Mendez graduated from Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Mendez is a member of AOA.

Dr. Mendez is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.