Luz Yolanda Mendez, MD
NPI 1609197623ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Hartsville, SC
Family Medicine (MD) with Hartsville Medical Group LLC and 1 other group, practicing in Hartsville, South Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,500,439 for 11,363 claims, against $292,668 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 24 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,235 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1609197623 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 14, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 2, 2013 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | LL32800 | SC |
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 - Family Practice (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 327 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 6,533 across 92 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $292,668 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 11,363 · 24,462 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 483 |
| Total drug cost | $1,500,439 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical groups
- Hartsville Medical Group LLCHartsville, SC · 80 clinicians
- McLeod Health CherawCheraw, SC · 35 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Carolina Pines Regional Medical CenterHartsville, SC
- McLeod Health CherawCheraw, SC
- McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence, SC
Other facilities
- Amedisys Home Health of ConwayHome health agency · Conway, SC
- Carolinas Home HealthHome health agency · Florence, SC
- Centerwell Home Health-Pee DeeHome health agency · Florence, SC
- Coastal Health LLCHome health agency · Florence, SC
- Pruitthealth Home Health-FlorenceHome health agency · Florence, SC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,235 · 80 payments from 24 companies
- 2024$2,703 · 191 payments from 27 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $295.83 | 27 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $175.93 | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $102.85 | 6 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $79.68 | 4 |
| Amgen Inc. | $75.71 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,235 · 80 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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