Physician

Enrique Antonio Mendez, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Enrique Mendez, M.D. (NPI: 1174605646) practices rheumatology in the Lake Charles, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Calcasieu, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is THE ARTHRITIS CENTER OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, LLC (NPI: 1578607693) and primary practice location at 70605-7060. Mendez is affiliated with the Ochsner Senior Care Network, LLC (ACO ID: A5662), participating under the MSSP model.

Mendez's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 890 traditional Medicare patients, billed 100,431 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,292,274 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 7,066 prescription claims across 701 beneficiaries totaling $7,259,978 in drug costs, led by Acthar (Corticotropin). 2020 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 174 records totaling $376,449. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $311,627 to $1,292,274. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $1,931,578 to $7,259,978. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and moved sharply higher in recent years, from $1,813 to $14,201.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$754K$1.5M2015 Medicare payment: $311,627 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $357,993 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $540,263 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $484,567 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $684,709 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $916,970 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,211,842 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,367,859 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,507,080 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,292,274 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20158559,033$311,627
201698610,802$357,993
201795812,107$540,263
201886410,858$484,567
201978326,223$684,709
202073745,568$916,970
202163662,864$1,211,842
2022708104,739$1,367,859
2023977125,415$1,507,080
2024890100,431$1,292,274

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$3.6M$7.3M2015 Drug cost: $1,931,578 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,464,791 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,740,455 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $3,555,906 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $6,118,896 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $5,999,322 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $4,979,784 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $3,488,517 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $5,066,695 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $7,259,978 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20155186,372$1,931,578
20165866,341$1,464,791
20175916,327$1,740,455
20186367,009$3,555,906
20196747,176$6,118,896
20206856,119$5,999,322
20216826,315$4,979,784
20227346,682$3,488,517
20237547,036$5,066,695
20247017,066$7,259,978

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$836$1.7K2015 Medicare payment: $133 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,673 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $243 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $128 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $551 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/R11$133
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/R12$1,673
2018N/R28$243
2019N/R12$128
2020N/R12$551
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more4822,737$84
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function138139$74
99426Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month173332$40
99427Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, each additional 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month160346$32
96372Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle116257$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
ActharCorticotropin24645$1,952,502
CortrophinCorticotropin27924$1,548,086
RinvoqUpadacitinib782,400$509,342
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept531,568$425,130
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab331,260$352,389

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.157$3,403Amgen Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.17$373,046Eli Lilly and Company
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Enrique Antonio Mendez, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Enrique Antonio Mendez, M.D. (NPI 1174605646), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Enrique Antonio Mendez, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Enrique Antonio Mendez, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Ochsner Senior Care Network, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5662).

What billing organization is linked to Enrique Antonio Mendez, M.D.?

Enrique Antonio Mendez, M.D. is linked to THE ARTHRITIS CENTER OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, LLC (billing NPI 1578607693) in the available physician profile data.

Does Enrique Antonio Mendez, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Enrique Antonio Mendez, M.D. has 174 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.