NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Belmar A. Irizarry Garces, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Ponce, PR

Belmar A. Irizarry Garces, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1750679379, issued on Jul 17, 2011. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18806, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750679379
Name
Belmar A. Irizarry Garces
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
18806 PR
ME120944 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1034 Ave Hostos, Ponce, PR 00716
Phone
(787) 843-9393
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2011
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211028000940); 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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Also registered at 1034 Ave Hostos

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Antonio Alvarez, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1003879883
  2. Carmen Andujar Rosario, CSWClinical Social Worker1518666932
  3. Vincent Bey Rodriguez, MD, PAPhysician Assistant1811814320
  4. Margarita BonillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629519962
  5. Isa Borrero, MSWClinical Social Worker1225593585
  6. Francisco Colon-Rivera, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1013316132

Verify Belmar A. Irizarry Garces in five checks

  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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Belmar Irizarry Garces1,137
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate53 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
  3. Gabapentin47 claims
  4. Lisinopril39 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium35 claims
  6. Famotidine33 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: $200.53

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Belmar Irizarry Garces$200.53
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Med Centro IncPonce, PR

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

Belmar A. Irizarry Garces among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico

Belmar A. Irizarry Garces, M.D. is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

116 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ponce

They are 116 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Evelyn Agostini Rodriguez, MDPonce, PR 007161104934041
  2. Elizabeth Barranco, MDPonce, PR 007161316066350
  3. Nelly Colon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161700844123
  4. Luis Ghigliotti, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161124061205
  5. Ines Hernandez Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161629065669
  6. Orlando Marchena Arraut, MDPonce, PR 007161831114719
  7. Jorge Matos Figueroa, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161790834539
  8. Carolyn Otero RiveraPonce, PR 007161467413328

Common questions

What is Belmar A. Irizarry Garces, M.D.'s NPI number?

Belmar A. Irizarry Garces, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750679379, issued on Jul 17, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Belmar A. Irizarry Garces, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1034 Ave Hostos, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 843-9393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Belmar A. Irizarry Garces, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18806, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Belmar A. Irizarry Garces, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Belmar A. Irizarry Garces, M.D. had 1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.