In 2023, Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD performed more abdominal duplex ultrasound, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, carotid duplex ultrasound, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), intravenous (IV) chemotherapy, intravenous (IV) infusion, lower extremity arterial duplex, lower extremity venous duplex, pelvic duplex ultrasound, testicular duplex ultrasound, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint aspiration

joint injections

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD performed more joint aspiration, and joint injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	130
doctor visit	2028
hospital care	13
injections	130
inpatient care	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
doctor visit	1692
hospital care	19
injections	51
inpatient care	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	165
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	28
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
blood draw	289
doctor visit	2007
hospital care	1477
injections	50
inpatient care	1477
lab tests	2091
thyroid function tests	58

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	533

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	531
Black	218
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	67
Less than 65	259

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	86
blood draw	508
doctor visit	2114
hospital care	1672
injections	86
inpatient care	1672
lab tests	3697
preventive care	22
thyroid function tests	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	1156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1184
Black	482
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	628
From 75 to 84	474
85 and over	148
Less than 65	458

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	116
blood draw	614
doctor visit	2224
hospital care	1918
injections	116
inpatient care	1918
lab tests	4920
preventive care	18
thyroid function tests	112

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	297
Female	689

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	703
Black	253
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	106
Less than 65	256

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	218
blood draw	633
doctor visit	3863
hospital care	1984
injections	218
inpatient care	1984
lab tests	4048
preventive care	18
thyroid function tests	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	670

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	693
Black	232
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	79
Less than 65	243

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	170
blood draw	635
doctor visit	3992
hospital care	1041
injections	170
inpatient care	1041
lab tests	3586
preventive care	20
thyroid function tests	35

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	607

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	225
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	58
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	66
aspiration	217
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	68
blood draw	601
chemotherapy	68
doctor visit	3902
injections	217
lab tests	3540
minimally invasive procedures	68
pelvic imaging	40
preventive care	13
thyroid function tests	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	66
vascular procedures	40

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	216
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	38
Less than 65	219

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2020 were lab tests, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	41
aspiration	57
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	183
blood draw	160
chemotherapy	183
doctor visit	2398
injections	57
lab tests	928
minimally invasive procedures	183
pelvic imaging	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	41
vascular procedures	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	550

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	201
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	39
Less than 65	187

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2021 were chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, minimally invasive procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	57
ambulatory monitoring	11
aspiration	81
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	249
cardiac procedures	11
chemotherapy	249
doctor visit	2579
injections	81
minimally invasive procedures	249
pelvic imaging	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	57
vascular procedures	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	461
Black	154
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	39
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	19
aspiration	65
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	139
chemotherapy	139
doctor visit	2809
hospital care	56
injections	65
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	244
pelvic imaging	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vascular procedures	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	523
Black	163
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	47
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2023 were ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures, vascular procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
aspiration	65
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	79
cardiac procedures	140
chemotherapy	79
doctor visit	2960
hospital care	67
injections	65
inpatient care	67
minimally invasive procedures	247
pelvic imaging	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	352
vascular procedures	212

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	653

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	765
Black	177
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	453
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	98
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lake Charles, LA were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and blood draw.

abdominal imaging	39
ambulatory monitoring	11
aspiration	108
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	143
blood draw	491
cardiac procedures	75
chemotherapy	143
doctor visit	2714
hospital care	916
injections	108
inpatient care	916
lab tests	3258
minimally invasive procedures	198
pelvic imaging	27
preventive care	18
thyroid function tests	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	107
vascular procedures	66

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD.

**Gender**
Female	568
Male	239

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	207
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	575
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	62
75 to 84	206
Less than 65	207
65 to 74	331

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$5,560 Enbrel $2,192	Prolia $1,233	Otezla $992	Tavneos $475	KRYSTEXXA $246	Other $421
Pfizer Inc.	$4,866 XELJANZ $2,488	LYRICA $1,701	EMBEDA $345	CELEBREX $184	INFLECTRA $100	Other $48
Shionogi Inc	$2,578 $2,578
AbbVie Inc.	$2,511 Rinvoq $1,665	Skyrizi $492	Humira $163	VRAYLAR $151	UBRELVY $25	Other $15
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,049 BENLYSTA $1,429	$621
Other	$27,487 ACTHAR $3,883	Cimzia $1,969	Humira $1,791	ORENCIA $1,710	KRYSTEXXA $1,177	Other $16,958

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$39,786
Travel and Lodging	$2,044
Education	$1,516
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$750
Consulting Fee	$575
Other	$380

Research Payments

Dr. Enrique Antonio Mendez, MD has received 347 research payments totaling $1,216,002.

Biography

Dr. Enrique Mendez specializes in adult rheumatology and practices in Lake Charles, LA. His residency was performed at Mount Vernon Hospital. Dr. Mendez is conversant in Spanish. He is affiliated with CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital and CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital.

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