NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alberto A. Guardiola, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Mayaguez, PR

Alberto A. Guardiola, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1144426230, issued on Jun 25, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16801, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144426230
Name
Alberto A. Guardiola
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License numbers
16801 PR
16801 PA
MD434861 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2625 Ave Hostos, Mayaguez, PR 00682
Phone
(787) 476-0333
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2022
Fax
(787) 476-0332
Medicaid ID
037533500 PR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101005000465); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

4,340 Medicare Part D claims for 758 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Alberto Guardiola4,340
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost1,394 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate510 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate431 claims
  4. Dorzolamide Hcl390 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol223 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate178 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score98.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $273.17

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alberto Guardiola$273.17
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. West Eye Specialists LLCMayaguez, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alberto A. Guardiola among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico

Alberto A. Guardiola, MD is one of 211 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 67% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Juan Almodovar, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006821194969543
  2. Betsy Colon-Acevedo, MDMayaguez, PR 006821578791646
  3. Alejandro Acosta Rivera, M.D.San German, PR 006831366431819
  4. David Silva Caraballo, M.D.San German, PR 006831144219379
  5. Lynette Baez TorresMayaguez, PR 006801679591887
  6. Irvin Collado Rosas, MDMayaguez, PR 006801174584767
  7. Luis Cruz Cruz, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801093773731
  8. Rodolfo Del Toro Colberg, MDMayaguez, PR 006801598851347

Common questions

What is Alberto A. Guardiola, MD's NPI number?

Alberto A. Guardiola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144426230, issued on Jun 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alberto A. Guardiola, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2625 Ave Hostos, Mayaguez, PR, 00682. Phone: (787) 476-0333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alberto A. Guardiola, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16801, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alberto A. Guardiola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alberto A. Guardiola, MD had 4,340 Medicare Part D claims for 758 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alberto A. Guardiola, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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