Barbara Melendez, M.D.
NPI 1598076572ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Denver, CO
Surgery, Vascular Surgery (M.D.) in Denver, Colorado, trained at University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver (class of 2010). In 2024 Medicare paid $121,351 for 176 patients, and Part D covered 61 of their prescriptions, 56% of them generic. Angiodynamics, Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,044 in all, mostly device and supply loans.
Overview
| NPI | 1598076572 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 24, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 30, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary | 2086S0129X | DR0059013 | CO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (CO); Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (SD) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 176 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 776 across 83 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $121,351 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 61 · 91 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 40 |
| Total drug cost | $8,017 |
| Generic share | 56% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2010 |
| Medicare specialty | Vascular Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | General Surgery |
Medical groups
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD · 564 clinicians
- Annest Synn Nowak and Mubarak Professional LLCDenver, CO · 10 clinicians
- Vascular Labs of the Rockies PLLCDenver, CO · 5 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver, CO
- Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City, SD
- Saint Joseph HospitalDenver, CO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,044 · 27 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$1,863 · 24 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | $1,958 | 1 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | $471.87 | 9 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $147.94 | 1 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $146.39 | 5 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $85.85 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Long term medical supply or device loan$1,958 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$1,086 · 26 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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