Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez, MD

  • Knoxville, TN
  • Internist
NPI1821012329PAC ID8426152216
Medicare services, 2024
886
Medicare patients, 2024
241
Part D claims, 2024
10,584
MIPS score, 2024
96
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920
Practice phone
Call (865) 305-9000
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Primary practice

The University of Tennessee Medical Center

Hospital · Knoxville, Tennessee

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Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez is an internist in Knoxville, Tennessee

Dr. Mendez practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical.

Dr. Mendez's NPI, 1821012329, was assigned on July 27, 2006. Dr. Mendez holds Tennessee license MD41482.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8426152216
NPI enumeration date
July 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(865) 305-9000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

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

Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee

Dr. Mendez's primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center, at 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920 in Knox County. The practice phone is (865) 305-9000.

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Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Mendez's primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical. Dr. Mendez is also affiliated with Prisma Health Blount Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mendez to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Mendez practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The University of Tennessee Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez is one of 2,427 internists in Tennessee

Internal medicine is Dr. Mendez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Mendez is licensed in Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, TennesseePrimaryLicense MD41482 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Mendez

Counts of internists 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. Eduardo R. Mendez billed Medicare for 886 services in 2024

CMS data shows 886 Medicare services from Dr. Mendez across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 241 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $67,395 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024886
Medicare patients241
Paid by Medicare$67,395
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5672024: 5287%
Other services
2023: 2122024: 33458%
Lab and pathology
2023: 382024: 2437%
Tests and treatments
2023: 192024: 0100%

Dr. Mendez compared with the Tennessee median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Mendez
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
886vs 67132% above
Medicare patients
241vs 2229% above
Part D claims
9,784vs 33429.3 times

Medians across 2,462 internists in Tennessee 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. Eduardo R. Mendez treated 241 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mendez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 126 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Mendez's median patient age at 69, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024241
Average age74
Average risk score1.01
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Mendez's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Mendez's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11046%
  • Men13154%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure73%
  3. Arthritis39%
  4. Diabetes27%
  5. Ischemic heart disease22%
  6. Atrial fibrillation17%
  7. Cancer15%
  8. Mood disorders15%

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 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men50%

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

Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez wrote 10,584 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Mendez wrote 10,584 Medicare Part D claims for 529 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,784 of them, across 163 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $891,784 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,447 claims across 160 drugs.

Part D claims, 202410,584
Drugs named by CMS163
Total drug cost$891,784
Part D patients529

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

  • Generic9,028 claims85%
  • Brand-name1,491 claims14%
  • Other65 claims1%

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

  • Opioids3%304 of 10,584 claims
  • Antibiotics2%214 of 10,584 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%72 of 10,584 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: 9,4472024: 9,7844%

Drugs named by CMS: 163 in 2024, 160 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. Eduardo R. Mendez scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Mendez for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Mendez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Mendez's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 96of 100Final score
  • 86.2of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez received $7,105 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 520 general payments to Dr. Mendez from 49 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,122.

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

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

$7.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$7,085100%
  • Education$210%

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

Sources for Dr. Eduardo R. 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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation 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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. Eduardo R. Mendez's NPI number?

Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez's NPI number is 1821012329. It was assigned on July 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez?

Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez is an internist in Knoxville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez practice?

Dr. Mendez practices at 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Dr. Mendez's primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mendez to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 home health agencies.

What is Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Mendez is (865) 305-9000.

What is Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez's medical license number?

Dr. Mendez holds Tennessee license MD41482.

Which hospitals is Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez affiliated with?

Dr. Mendez practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Mendez is also affiliated with Prisma Health Blount Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Mendez to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez part of?

Dr. Mendez is linked to Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI links Dr. Mendez to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Mendez billed Medicare for 886 services in 2024, and Dr. Mendez accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez's MIPS score?

Dr. Mendez's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez see?

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mendez in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Mendez's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G0439) and medicare service (G2211).

What drugs does Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Mendez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Rosuvastatin Calcium and Losartan Potassium.

Has Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,105 in general payments to Dr. Mendez from 49 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Eduardo R. Mendez been practicing?

Dr. Mendez graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

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