NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benigno Lopez, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Caguas, PR

Benigno Lopez, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1215017819, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 4588, 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
1215017819
Name
Benigno Lopez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
4588 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Edif. Hima San Pablo Cirugia Ambulatoria, Caguas, PR 00726
Phone
(787) 744-4654
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 743-4959
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

493 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benigno Lopez493
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Potassium227 claims
  2. Nabumetone117 claims
  3. Orphenadrine Citrate Er27 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl22 claims
  5. Ketorolac Tromethamine21 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl17 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: $71.93

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benigno Lopez$72
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Benigno Lopez among 106 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Puerto Rico

Benigno Lopez, MD is one of 106 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 106 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luis Barreto-Sola, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251255365730
  2. Juan Bertran, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251306829981
  3. Luis Miranda Torres, MDCaguas, PR 007251437268083
  4. Arnaldo Rodriguez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251356548606
  5. Fernando Rojas Diaz, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251699734277
  6. Lissette Salgueiro Canetti, MDCaguas, PR 007251285884486
  7. Eduardo Amy Torres, MDPonce, PR 007171003807298
  8. Carlos Colon-Gomez, MDPonce, PR 007171821058199

Common questions

What is Benigno Lopez, MD's NPI number?

Benigno Lopez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215017819, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benigno Lopez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Edif. Hima San Pablo Cirugia Ambulatoria, Caguas, PR, 00726. Phone: (787) 744-4654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benigno Lopez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 4588, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Benigno Lopez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benigno Lopez, MD had 493 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.