Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,237 | 87 | 73.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $944.80 | 3 | 21.6% |
| Education | $198.95 | 2 | 4.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $1,595 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $746.00 | 24 | $0 (2020) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $425.14 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $381.61 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| ViiV Healthcare Company | $243.72 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Valneva Usa, Inc. | $183.79 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $173.90 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Insmed, Inc. | $157.99 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Shionogi Inc | $124.99 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Products, LP | $99.95 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,980 | 25 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($1,272) |
| 2023 | $513.73 | 11 | Valneva Usa, Inc. ($183.79) |
| 2022 | $224.37 | 9 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($125.86) |
| 2021 | $273.28 | 9 | Janssen Products, LP ($99.95) |
| 2020 | $191.78 | 9 | Allergan, Inc. ($113.20) |
| 2019 | $410.12 | 13 | AbbVie, Inc. ($225.00) |
| 2018 | $787.66 | 16 | Allergan Inc. ($473.77) |
All Payment Transactions
92 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.01 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.14 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $476.78 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.01 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.64 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Shionogi Inc | Fetroja (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.99 | General |
| Category: Infections and Infectious Diseases | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | SYMTUZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.40 | General |
| Category: Infectious Diseases & Vaccines | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | ViiV Healthcare Company | APRETUDE (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: HIV | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.90 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Biktarvy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: HIV | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | ViiV Healthcare Company | DOVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.22 | General |
| Category: HIV | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| 05/21/2024 | Insmed, Inc. | Arikayce (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.39 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | ViiV Healthcare Company | DOVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.50 | General |
| Category: HIV | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | SYMTUZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.82 | General |
| Category: Infectious Diseases & Vaccines | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | ViiV Healthcare Company | APRETUDE (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: HIV | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Insmed, Inc. | Arikayce (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.93 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | ViiV Healthcare Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 12 | 22 | $2,032 | $1,382 |
| 2021 | 1 | 11 | 28 | $2,013 | $1,610 |
| 2020 | 1 | 15 | 34 | $2,504 | $1,935 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 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 | 2022 | 12 | 22 | $2,032 | $1,382 | 68.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 28 | $2,013 | $1,610 | 80.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 34 | $2,504 | $1,935 | 77.3% |
About Dr. Hector Melendez-Gonzalez, MD
Dr. Hector Melendez-Gonzalez, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/26/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1861819021.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Hector Melendez-Gonzalez, MD has received a total of $4,381 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,980 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 92 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,237).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Melendez-Gonzalez has provided services to 38 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 84 services with total Medicare billing of $4,927. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Infectious Disease
- Location San Juan, PR
- Active Since 03/26/2014
- Last Updated 09/18/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1861819021
Products in Payments
- LAGEVRIO (Biological) $1,272
- AVYCAZ (Drug) $708.87
- SYMTUZA (Drug) $432.00
- Mavyret (Drug) $225.00
- ZERBAXA (Drug) $203.97
- Arikayce (Drug) $157.99
- TEFLARO (Drug) $135.77
- Biktarvy (Drug) $125.00
- Fetroja (Drug) $124.99
- MAVYRET (Drug) $75.00
- APRETUDE (Biological) $70.00
- Kerendia (Drug) $63.77
- RECARBRIO (Drug) $61.95
- XARELTO (Drug) $49.56
- DOVATO (Drug) $48.72
- INVANZ (Drug) $41.09
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $25.00
- PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) $25.00
- SOLIQUA 100/33 (Biological) $20.00
- BRIDION (Drug) $16.61
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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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