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Carlos E. Mendez, MD

NPI 1407031883ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Milwaukee, WI

Hospitalist (MD) with The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc, practicing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $296,745 for 567 claims, against $1,367 paid for services in 2024. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC reported $2,088 in payments in 2025, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1407031883
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJan 4, 2008
Last updated in NPPESApr 12, 2023
Certified by providerApr 12, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Hospitalist Primary208M00000X64104WI
Internal Medicine207R00000X64104WI

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (WI)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients21
Services billed23 across 6 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$1,367

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)567 · 1,108 30-day fills
Patients101
Total drug cost$296,745
Generic share19% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2002
Medicare specialtyHospitalist
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,088 · 18 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$7,393 · 10 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$2,08818

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1,620 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$468.42 · 17 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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