Alex Joel Nieves, MD
General Practice Physician · Salinas, PR
Alex Joel Nieves, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Salinas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1730417809, issued on Nov 30, 2009. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22000, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Joel Nieves
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- 22000 PR
1170 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Calle Baldorioty # 56, Salinas, PR 00751
- Phone
- (787) 558-7888
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201119000867); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Joel Nieves 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 22000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
2,992 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium201 claims
- Gabapentin160 claims
- Losartan Potassium136 claims
- Metformin Hcl122 claims
- Famotidine94 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl81 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: $151.69
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Alex Joel Nieves among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Alex Joel Nieves, 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 2009, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
22 general practice physician records list a practice address in Salinas
They are 22 of the 145 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Salinas → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rafael Hernandez, M.D.Salinas, PR 007511265520902
- Evangelista Jusino Lopez, MDSalinas, PR 007511689897357
- Ferdinand Marin, MDSalinas, PR 007511881662310
- Yamil Mateo, MDSalinas, PR 007511063555498
- Julio Menendez, MDSalinas, PR 007511225259476
- Pedro Ortiz-Lara, M.D.Salinas, PR 007511750434106
- Lizzette Pabon, MDSalinas, PR 007511730380593
- Shirley Pagan, M.D.Salinas, PR 007511528105046
Common questions
What is Alex Joel Nieves, MD's NPI number?
Alex Joel Nieves, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730417809, issued on Nov 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Joel Nieves, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Baldorioty # 56, Salinas, PR, 00751. Phone: (787) 558-7888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Joel Nieves, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22000, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alex Joel Nieves, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Joel Nieves, MD had 2,992 Medicare Part D claims for 188 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.