Dr Melba Iris Colon, MD in Bayamon, PR - Medicare Infectious Disease

Dr Melba Iris Colon, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease" physician in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. She went to University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine and graduated in 1980 and has 44 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Infectious Disease. Her current practice location is Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Carr. # 2 Km 11.7, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (787) 785-3398.

Dr Melba Iris Colon is licensed to practice in Puerto Rico (license number 6821) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1679559462.

Contact Information

	Dr Melba Iris Colon, MD
	Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Carr. # 2 Km 11.7, Bayamon, PR 00959
	(787) 785-3398
	(787) 288-1593

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Melba Iris Colon
Gender	Female
Speciality	Infectious Disease
Experience	44 Years
Location	Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Melba Iris Colon attended and graduated from University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine in 1980

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1679559462
Provider Enumeration Date: 12/22/2005
Last Update Date: 08/01/2018

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0042102196
Enrollment ID: I20040325000782

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Melba Iris Colon such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1679559462	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RI0200X	Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease	6821 (Puerto Rico)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau	Bayamon, PR	Hospital

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Melba Iris Colon is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Melba Iris Colon, MD Po Box 279, Bayamon, PR 00960-0279 Ph: (787) 379-5055	Dr Melba Iris Colon, MD Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Carr. # 2 Km 11.7, Bayamon, PR 00959 Ph: (787) 785-3398

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Dr Melba Iris Colon, MD - Medicare Infectious Disease in Bayamon, PR