Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Eliut Melendez Ortiz, MD

Internal Medicine · SAN JUAN, PR · NPI 1891761896

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	1214	227
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	1145	207
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	932	150
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	832	145
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	735	152
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	687	144
Famotidine	Famotidine	588	120
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	566	104
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	538	100
Glipizide	Glipizide	471	74
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	457	82
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	445	88
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	429	92
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	424	83
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	411	75
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	382	68
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	336	69
Furosemide	Furosemide	333	82
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	320	61
Diclofenac Potassium	Diclofenac Potassium	305	90
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	303	57
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	282	76
Temazepam	Temazepam	265	53
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	241	46
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	235	37
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	221	66
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	214	33
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	199	42
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	192	41
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	188	37
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	177	34
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	173	34
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	166	30
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	164	36
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	158	28
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	137	26
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	135	31
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	135	31
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	135	27
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	134	65
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	126	30
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	124	43
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	124	22
Nabumetone	Nabumetone	122	35
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	116	17
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	114	36
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	108	53
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	108	21
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	108	20
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	104	44
Eliquis	Apixaban	102	19
Finasteride	Finasteride	102	23
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	97	15
Candesartan Cilexetil	Candesartan Cilexetil	93	23
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	92	26
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	90	15
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	88	35
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	88	19
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	88	25
Atenolol	Atenolol	85	16
Humulin N	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	85	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	82	14
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	82	13
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	81	16
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	81	17
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	78	18
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	77	12
Valsartan	Valsartan	72	13
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	72	12
Janumet	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	68	13
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	67	15
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	65	suppressed
Pentoxifylline	Pentoxifylline	63	12
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	58	51
Ramipril	Ramipril	57	suppressed
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	55	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	54	14
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	53	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	52	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	52	14
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	52	12
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	52	12
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	49	suppressed
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	47	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	47	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	47	suppressed
Dexamethasone	Dexamethasone	43	35
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	43	suppressed
Humulin 70-30	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	41	suppressed
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	41	suppressed
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	41	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	40	14
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	39	11
Humalog	Insulin Lispro	39	11
Insulin Syringe	Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml	39	12
Jentadueto	Linagliptin/Metformin Hcl	39	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	38	34
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	38	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	38	suppressed
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	37	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	36	12
Prednisone	Prednisone	36	11
Techlite Insulin Syringe	Syrge-Ndl,ins 0.3 Ml Half Mark	36	suppressed
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	35	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syring-Needl,disp,insul,0.3 Ml	35	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	34	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	34	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	34	16
Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	32	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	31	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	30	suppressed
Galantamine Er	Galantamine Hbr	29	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	28	suppressed
Insulin Lispro	Insulin Lispro	28	suppressed
Sure Comfort	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	28	suppressed
Betamethasone Dipropionate	Betamethasone Dipropionate	27	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	27	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	26	suppressed
Xigduo Xr	Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin	26	suppressed
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	25	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	25	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	25	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	25	12
Humalog Mix 75-25	Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro	24	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	24	suppressed
Insulin Glargine	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	24	suppressed
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	Insulin Glargine-Yfgn	24	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	24	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	23	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	23	suppressed
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	22	suppressed
Atenolol-Chlorthalidone	Atenolol/Chlorthalidone	21	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	21	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	21	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	21	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	21	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	21	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	20	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	20	suppressed
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hydrocort	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort	20	18
Risperidone	Risperidone	20	suppressed
Candesartan-Hydrochlorothiazid	Candesartan/Hydrochlorothiazid	19	suppressed
Etodolac	Etodolac	19	suppressed
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	19	11
Synjardy	Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl	19	suppressed
Ciclopirox	Ciclopirox	18	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	18	suppressed
Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	18	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	17	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	17	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	17	suppressed
Trijardy Xr	Empaglifloz/Linaglip/Metformin	17	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	16	suppressed
Estazolam	Estazolam	16	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	16	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	15	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	15	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	15	15
Acarbose	Acarbose	14	suppressed
Calcitriol	Calcitriol	14	suppressed
Desloratadine	Desloratadine	14	suppressed
Levalbuterol Tartrate Hfa	Levalbuterol Tartrate	14	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	14	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	14	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	14	suppressed
Atrovent Hfa	Ipratropium Bromide	13	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	13	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	13	11
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	13	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	13	suppressed
Oxcarbazepine	Oxcarbazepine	13	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	13	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	13	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	13	suppressed
Verapamil Hcl	Verapamil Hcl	13	suppressed
Advocate Syringes	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	12	suppressed
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	12	suppressed
Diovan Hct	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	12	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	12	suppressed
Jentadueto Xr	Linagliptin/Metformin Hcl	12	suppressed
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	12	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	12	suppressed
Silver Sulfadiazine	Silver Sulfadiazine	12	suppressed
Sotalol	Sotalol Hcl	12	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	11	suppressed
Cabergoline	Cabergoline	11	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	11	suppressed
Fosinopril Sodium	Fosinopril Sodium	11	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	11	suppressed
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	11	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	11	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Sure Comfort	Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

Questions to ask

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Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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