Alba M. Rios Vega, MD
General Practice Physician · Lares, PR
Alba M. Rios Vega, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Lares, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1548878093, issued on Jul 21, 2020. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22918, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alba M. Rios Vega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 22918 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- BO Espino Ceiba 436, Lares, PR 00669
- Phone
- (939) 266-5224
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2020
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2022
- Fax
- (787) 819-0805
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alba M. Rios Vega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 22918Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
3,314 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium230 claims
- Synthroid162 claims
- Gabapentin160 claims
- Lisinopril123 claims
- Famotidine120 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate119 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $38.53
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pbg Puerto Rico LLC. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Alba M. Rios Vega among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Alba M. Rios Vega, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 73% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 general practice physician records list a practice address in Lares
They are 36 of the 201 NPPES records with a practice address in Lares, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Idamaris Alicea, M.D.Lares, PR 006691609896281
- Francisco Garrastegui, M.D.Lares, PR 006691154396315
- Adalberto Gonzalez-Carbia, MDLares, PR 006691942274584
- Luis Hernandez, MDLares, PR 006691881640209
- Eva Lopez-Guzman, MDLares, PR 006691477518173
- Cesar Medina Quinones, MDLares, PR 006691174572242
- Luis Pagan Cortes, M.D.Lares, PR 006691093765091
- Edgardo Perez, MDLares, PR 006691235161944
Common questions
What is Alba M. Rios Vega, MD's NPI number?
Alba M. Rios Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548878093, issued on Jul 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alba M. Rios Vega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at BO Espino Ceiba 436, Lares, PR, 00669. Phone: (939) 266-5224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alba M. Rios Vega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22918, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alba M. Rios Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alba M. Rios Vega, MD had 3,314 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.