What is Ricardo Melendez's specialty?

Ricardo Melendez (NPI 1225226947) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Buffalo, NY.

Where does Ricardo Melendez practice?

Ricardo Melendez practices in Buffalo, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1225226947.

How much does Medicare pay Ricardo Melendez?

Medicare Part B utilization, prescribing (Part D), MIPS quality scores, and industry payments for Ricardo Melendez (NPI 1225226947) are detailed on this CareTrace profile.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1225226947

Ricardo Melendez

PRACTICEMYRON L GLICK MDSee all providers at this practice →

Nurse PractitionerBuffalo, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

448

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$13K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone45 claims

Fluticasone Propionate38 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims

Dicyclomine Hcl24 claims

Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol24 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ricardo Melendez's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 1 inbound referrers · 1 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jihad Abialmouna Internal Medicine · West Amherst, NY	17	30

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jihad Abialmouna Internal Medicine · West Amherst, NY	26	52

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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