Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 32
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 20
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,050
- Industry payments
- $8,631
- Affiliated sites
- 2
- Practice address
- University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00921
- Practice phone
- Call (787) 758-2525
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Recinto De Ciencias Medicas - Neurology & Neurosurgery - San Juan (University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus)
Multi-specialty group site · San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez is a rheumatologist in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez practices at Recinto De Ciencias Medicas - Neurology & Neurosurgery - San Juan (University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's NPI, 1891157111, was assigned on March 25, 2016. Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez holds Puerto Rico license 21141.
- NPI
- 1891157111NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3870997455
- NPI enumeration date
- March 25, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (787) 758-2525
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2016
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez practices at Recinto De Ciencias Medicas - Neurology & Neurosurgery - San Juan (University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus) in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's primary practice is Recinto De Ciencias Medicas - Neurology & Neurosurgery - San Juan (University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus), at University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00921. The practice phone is (787) 758-2525.
- Recinto De Ciencias Medicas - Neurology & Neurosurgery - San Juan (University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus)University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00921Phone(787) 758-2525
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's primary practice is Recinto De Ciencias Medicas - Neurology & Neurosurgery - San Juan (University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The medical group on file is Grupo Radiológico Hacaro. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Recinto De Ciencias Medicas - Neurology & Neurosurgery - San Juan (University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus) | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez is one of 74 rheumatologists in Puerto Rico
Rheumatology is Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez is licensed in Puerto Rico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, Puerto RicoPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez
Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez billed Medicare for 32 services in 2024
CMS data shows 32 Medicare services from Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 20 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,993 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 302024: 327%
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez compared with the Puerto Rico median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez
- Puerto Rico median
- Medicare services
- 32vs 5845% below
- Medicare patients
- 20vs 3238% below
- Part D claims
- 1,757vs 3,73053% below
Medians across 78 rheumatologists in Puerto Rico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez'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. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez treated 20 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez in 2024. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's median patient age at 67, with 75% women.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes60%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women75%
- Men25%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez wrote 2,050 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez wrote 2,050 Medicare Part D claims for 314 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,757 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $648,049 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,287 claims across 39 drugs.
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,748 claims85%
- Brand-name and other302 claims15%
Dr. Gonzalez-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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,2872024: 1,75723%
Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 39 in 2023.
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
How Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez takes part in Medicare
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez received $8,631 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 60 general payments to Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez from 11 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $7,341.
General payments to Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez by program year, 2019 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez by kind, 2019 to 2025
- Consulting fees$6,58876%
- Food and beverage$2,01223%
- Travel and lodging$310%
Companies that paid Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez graduated from Ponce School of Medicine
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2016.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez's NPI number?
Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez's NPI number is 1891157111. It was assigned on March 25, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez?
Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez is a rheumatologist in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez practice?
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez practices at University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00921. Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's primary practice is Recinto De Ciencias Medicas - Neurology & Neurosurgery - San Juan (University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez is (787) 758-2525.
What is Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez's medical license number?
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez holds Puerto Rico license 21141.
What medical group is Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez part of?
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez is linked to Grupo Radiológico Hacaro. Dmand AI links Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez billed Medicare for 32 services in 2024, and Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez see?
CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez go to medical school?
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2016.
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What drugs does Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Methotrexate and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate.
Has Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $8,631 in general payments to Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez from 11 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez been practicing?
Dr. Gonzalez-Melendez graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.
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