Kathleen Melendez, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Coral Gables, FL

Kathleen Melendez, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Coral Gables, Florida. Her current practice location is 5555 Ponce De Leon Blvd Ste 128, Coral Gables, Florida. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (305) 284-9100.

Kathleen Melendez is licensed to practice in Florida (license number ME133991) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1679887632.

Contact Information

Kathleen Melendez, MD
5555 Ponce De Leon Blvd Ste 128,
Coral Gables, FL 33146-2513
(305) 284-9100
(305) 284-4098

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Physician's Profile

Full NameKathleen Melendez
GenderFemale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location5555 Ponce De Leon Blvd Ste 128, Coral Gables, Florida
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1679887632
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/02/2010
  • Last Update Date: 06/10/2020
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 7618110099
  • Enrollment ID: I20180405000728

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Kathleen Melendez such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1679887632NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine 54650 (Connecticut)Secondary
207R00000XInternal Medicine 0101254755 (Virginia)Secondary
207R00000XInternal Medicine ME133991 (Florida)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Kathleen Melendez allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NamePhysicians Group Of South Florida Pa
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1932185238
PECOS PAC ID: 8820065295
Enrollment ID: O20040914001368

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Kathleen Melendez is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Kathleen Melendez, MD
5555 Ponce De Leon Blvd,
Coral Gables, FL 33146-2513

Ph: (305) 284-9100
Kathleen Melendez, MD
5555 Ponce De Leon Blvd Ste 128,
Coral Gables, FL 33146-2513

Ph: (305) 284-9100

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Internal Medicine Doctors in Coral Gables, FL

Luis R Garcia-mayol, MD
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Phone: 305-445-4535    Fax: 305-441-1879
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Jose J Lopez, M.D.
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Esther Levin, MD
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 475 Biltmore Way, Ste 401, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: 305-476-5001    Fax: 305-476-5004
Annette Victoria De Leon,
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Practice Location: 5000 University Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Phone: 786-308-3000    
Dr. Jacqueline Bradley, M.D.
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 495 Biltmore Way, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: 305-443-5291    
Nikolaos Spilias,
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Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 5555 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Phone: 305-689-5555    Fax: 305-589-2222

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