Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,413 | 124 | 87.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $769.46 | 1 | 12.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,680 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $1,639 | 59 | $0 (2024) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $1,455 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Surmodics, Inc. | $462.23 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $276.47 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $256.96 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $84.76 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $63.66 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $50.56 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $47.45 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $823.92 | 24 | Cook Medical LLC ($545.53) |
| 2023 | $227.22 | 12 | Cook Medical LLC ($101.83) |
| 2022 | $1,343 | 21 | Surmodics, Inc. ($408.14) |
| 2021 | $1,692 | 19 | Penumbra, Inc. ($1,320) |
| 2020 | $329.75 | 15 | Cook Medical LLC ($190.32) |
| 2019 | $619.53 | 12 | Cook Medical LLC ($238.95) |
| 2018 | $755.42 | 17 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($507.41) |
| 2017 | $392.41 | 5 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($392.41) |
All Payment Transactions
125 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.95 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.50 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.96 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.95 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.55 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.53 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $93.73 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.57 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $2.28 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.09 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.31 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.35 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.87 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.67 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.20 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ICAST COVERED STENT SYSTEM, 6MMX22MMX120CM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $117.35 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $153.25 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.40 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $122.44 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 04/01/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.60 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.84 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.62 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 01/12/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.72 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 01/05/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $81.19 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/27/2023 | Surmodics, Inc. | Pounce Thrombectomy System (Device), Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System, Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.72 | General |
| Category: Percutaneous Catheter System | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 583 | 690 | $435,504 | $88,610 |
| 2022 | 19 | 653 | 766 | $405,189 | $115,412 |
| 2021 | 22 | 674 | 884 | $494,942 | $155,465 |
| 2020 | 23 | 768 | 1,032 | $701,729 | $200,371 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
85 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 173 | 173 | $78,888 | $21,712 | 27.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 131 | 216 | $43,632 | $14,547 | 33.3% |
| 36831 | Removal of blood clot from hemodialysis graft | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $24,598 | $7,436 | 30.2% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 33 | 36 | $31,176 | $6,958 | 22.3% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $28,290 | $6,146 | 21.7% |
| 36903 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and insertion of stent in dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 26 | $68,306 | $5,781 | 8.5% |
| 37228 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $49,702 | $5,154 | 10.4% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 19 | 22 | $15,422 | $3,270 | 21.2% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $17,192 | $3,063 | 17.8% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $24,839 | $2,805 | 11.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $10,678 | $2,554 | 23.9% |
| 93985 | Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on both sides of body for hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $10,758 | $2,211 | 20.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $7,600 | $2,141 | 28.2% |
| 36589 | Removal of tunneled central venous tube | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $8,262 | $1,969 | 23.8% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $8,768 | $1,419 | 16.2% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $6,696 | $1,252 | 18.7% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $697.00 | $192.16 | 27.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 164 | 164 | $70,529 | $21,213 | 30.1% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2022 | 13 | 15 | $48,920 | $15,602 | 31.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 138 | 225 | $43,114 | $15,599 | 36.2% |
| 36821 | Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $48,930 | $14,303 | 29.2% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2022 | 43 | 46 | $37,628 | $9,015 | 24.0% |
| 37228 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $20,457 | $5,809 | 28.4% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $20,870 | $4,966 | 23.8% |
| 93985 | Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on both sides of body for hemodialysis access | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $15,846 | $3,564 | 22.5% |
About Dr. Manuel Mendez, MD
Dr. Manuel Mendez, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in West Palm Beach, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1932134467.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Manuel Mendez, MD has received a total of $6,183 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $823.92 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 125 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,413).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Mendez has provided services to 2,678 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,372 services with total Medicare billing of $559,856. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 85 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Location West Palm Beach, FL
- Active Since 07/12/2006
- Last Updated 06/18/2019
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1932134467
Products in Payments
- Indigo System (Device) $1,455
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $628.01
- ZILVER PTX (Device) $622.03
- Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter (Device) $425.98
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) $311.26
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $286.72
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $226.45
- Cook Medical Zilver PTX (Device) $219.00
- Cook Medical Aortic Intervention (Device) $139.07
- COOK CELECT (Device) $135.55
- Zilver Vena (Device) $134.74
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface (Device) $126.85
- (5044) MCOT (Device) $123.17
- ICAST COVERED STENT SYSTEM, 6MMX22MMX120CM (Device) $117.35
- HawkOne (Device) $107.43
- Lunderquist (Device) $76.49
- IGT D Peripheral (Device) $71.08
- XARELTO (Drug) $63.66
- (9284) Stellarex (Device) $62.71
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $47.45
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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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