Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,170 | 150 | 99.8% |
| Education | $6.23 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,020 | 49 | $0 (2024) |
| PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | $760.72 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $562.90 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $321.45 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $161.63 | 11 | $0 (2022) |
| Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch | $92.13 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $87.66 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $79.87 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $46.11 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | $23.41 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $489.45 | 21 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($253.88) |
| 2023 | $507.62 | 23 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC ($282.46) |
| 2022 | $464.88 | 22 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC ($187.78) |
| 2021 | $361.53 | 18 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($147.19) |
| 2020 | $137.33 | 7 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($54.73) |
| 2019 | $336.91 | 16 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($121.85) |
| 2018 | $452.14 | 22 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($134.49) |
| 2017 | $426.02 | 22 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($155.80) |
All Payment Transactions
151 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.61 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.69 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.54 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.92 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.61 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.39 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.85 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.92 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug), AIRSUPRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.26 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BREZTRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.75 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/06/2024 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 01/16/2024 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.69 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.69 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.69 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $6.23 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.18 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 14 | 29 | $2,633 | $1,639 |
| 2022 | 1 | 16 | 49 | $4,525 | $3,330 |
| 2021 | 1 | 17 | 50 | $4,639 | $3,497 |
| 2020 | 3 | 43 | 105 | $6,493 | $4,710 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 29 | $2,633 | $1,639 | 62.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 49 | $4,525 | $3,330 | 73.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 50 | $4,639 | $3,497 | 75.4% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 16 | 54 | $2,580 | $1,925 | 74.6% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 11 | 25 | $1,911 | $1,460 | 76.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 26 | $2,002 | $1,325 | 66.2% |
About Dr. Elliot Melecio, M.D
Dr. Elliot Melecio, M.D is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1154351435.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Elliot Melecio, M.D has received a total of $3,176 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $489.45 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 151 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,170).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Melecio has provided services to 90 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 233 services with total Medicare billing of $13,175. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location Vega Alta, PR
- Active Since 07/03/2006
- Last Updated 10/09/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1154351435
Products in Payments
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $780.24
- FARXIGA (Drug) $487.59
- XARELTO (Drug) $299.22
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $277.25
- INVOKANA (Drug) $195.17
- SYMBICORT (Drug) $154.00
- LOKELMA (Drug) $134.95
- BYDUREON (Drug) $115.65
- JANUVIA (Drug) $87.66
- AIRSUPRA (Drug) $76.24
- TRADJENTA (Drug) $70.73
- ZYTIGA (Drug) $68.51
- SOLIQUA (Drug) $56.88
- SPIRIVA (Drug) $44.20
- TOUJEO (Drug) $43.27
- LANTUS (Drug) $32.45
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $30.00
- BREO (Drug) $29.87
- PREVNAR 13 (Biological) $25.00
- TOVIAZ (Drug) $25.00
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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