Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez, MD

  • Manati, PR
  • General practice physician
NPI1649406950
Medicare services, 2024
78
Medicare patients, 2024
53
Part D claims, 2024
966
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$102
Practice address
Marginal Carretera No 2, Km 47.7, Manati, PR 00674
Practice phone
Call (787) 853-3322
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Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez is a general practice physician in Manati, Puerto Rico

Dr. Awad Melendez practices at Doctors' Center Hospital Orlando Health - Manati in Manati, Puerto Rico, part of Orlando Health.

Dr. Awad Melendez's NPI, 1649406950, was assigned on June 2, 2009. Dr. Awad Melendez holds Puerto Rico license 17429.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
June 2, 2009
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(787) 853-3322
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez practices at 2 locations in Manati, Puerto Rico

Dr. Awad Melendez's primary practice is Doctors' Center Hospital Orlando Health - Manati, at Marginal Carretera No 2, Km 47.7, Manati, PR 00674 in Manati County. The practice phone is (787) 853-3322. Dr. Awad Melendez also practices at Doctors Center Hospital, 47 Calle 7, Manati, PR 00674.

  • Doctors' Center Hospital Orlando Health - ManatiPrimary
    Marginal Carretera No 2, Km 47.7, Manati, PR 00674 · Manati CountyPhone(787) 853-3322
  • Doctors Center Hospital
    47 Calle 7, Manati, PR 00674 · Manati CountyPhone(787) 854-3322

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

Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Awad Melendez's primary practice is Doctors' Center Hospital Orlando Health - Manati in Manati, Puerto Rico, part of Orlando Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Awad Melendez to 1 urgent care center, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Awad Melendez practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Doctors' Center Hospital Orlando Health - ManatiAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez is one of 2,604 general practice physicians in Puerto Rico

General practice is Dr. Awad Melendez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Awad Melendez is licensed in Puerto Rico.

Specialties and state licenses

  • General practice, Puerto RicoPrimaryLicense 17429 · taxonomy 208D00000X

General practice physicians near Dr. Awad Melendez

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez billed Medicare for 78 services in 2024

CMS data shows 78 Medicare services from Dr. Awad Melendez across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 53 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,229 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202478
Medicare patients53
Paid by Medicare$2,229
Procedure codes2

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 872024: 6031%
Tests and treatments
2023: 302024: 1840%

Dr. Awad Melendez compared with the Puerto Rico median for general practice physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Awad Melendez
  • Puerto Rico median
Medicare services
78vs 342.3 times
Medicare patients
53vs 192.8 times
Part D claims
825vs 73512% above

Medians across 3,001 general practice physicians in Puerto Rico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Awad Melendez's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez treated 53 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 53 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Awad Melendez in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.26, 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. Awad Melendez's median patient age at 72, with 66% women.

Medicare patients, 202453
Average age76
Average risk score2.26

Dr. Awad Melendez's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Awad Melendez's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3668%
  • Men1732%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Awad Melendez's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes68%
  4. Arthritis51%
  5. Chronic kidney disease45%
  6. Heart failure32%
  7. Anxiety30%
  8. Ischemic heart disease28%

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

Dr. Awad Melendez's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women66%
  • Men34%

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

Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez wrote 966 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Awad Melendez wrote 966 Medicare Part D claims for 627 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 825 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,388 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 739 claims across 17 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024966
Drugs named by CMS21
Total drug cost$7,388
Part D patients627

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

  • Generic941 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other25 claims3%

Dr. Awad Melendez'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. Awad Melendez's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%17 of 966 claims
  • Antibiotics25%239 of 966 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: 7392024: 82512%

Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 17 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

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Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez received $102 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Awad Melendez from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $66.

General payments to Dr. Awad Melendez by program year, 2016 to 2022

Companies that paid Dr. Awad Melendez the most, 2016 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Sources for Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez'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 Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez's NPI number?

Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez's NPI number is 1649406950. It was assigned on June 2, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez?

Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez is a general practice physician in Manati, Puerto Rico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).

Where does Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez practice?

Dr. Awad Melendez practices at Marginal Carretera No 2, Km 47.7, Manati, PR 00674. Dr. Awad Melendez also practices at 47 Calle 7, Manati, PR 00674. Dr. Awad Melendez's primary practice is Doctors' Center Hospital Orlando Health - Manati in Manati, Puerto Rico, part of Orlando Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Awad Melendez to 1 urgent care center.

What is Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Awad Melendez is (787) 853-3322.

What is Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez's medical license number?

Dr. Awad Melendez holds Puerto Rico license 17429.

Which hospitals is Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez affiliated with?

Dr. Awad Melendez practices at Doctors' Center Hospital Orlando Health - Manati in Manati, Puerto Rico.

Does Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Awad Melendez billed Medicare for 78 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez see?

CMS counts 53 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Awad Melendez in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Awad Melendez's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99283) and heart test or procedure (93010).

What drugs does Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Awad Melendez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Diclofenac Potassium, Etodolac ER and Methylprednisolone.

Has Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $102 in general payments to Dr. Awad Melendez from 3 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Yasser Ricardo Awad Melendez been practicing?

Dr. Awad Melendez graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

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