Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bayamon, PR
Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1265593370, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16677, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 16677 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ave. Laurel #100, Bayamon, PR 00956
- Phone
- (787) 740-4295
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 740-4295
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070917000466); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola 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 16677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,134 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium472 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate329 claims
- Simvastatin309 claims
- Gabapentin289 claims
- Metformin Hcl284 claims
- Synthroid265 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: $46.43
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ani Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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.
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
- Brg Medical LLCSan Juan, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
117 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bayamon
They are 117 of the 2,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Bayamon, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 1,146 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Bayamon → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wanda Beltran Virella, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009561780687947
- Jonathan Caldera ColonBayamon, PR 009561346641438
- Yolanda Carrion, MDBayamon, PR 009561164505186
- Miguel De La Cruz, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009561457407249
- Marivy Estrella RamosBayamon, PR 009561063969491
- Florentino Figueroa, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009561265633945
- Jose Figueroa, MDBayamon, PR 009561750716023
- Lisa Medina, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009561932183506
Common questions
What is Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265593370, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ave. Laurel #100, Bayamon, PR, 00956. Phone: (787) 740-4295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16677, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Ricardo Guardiola, M.D. had 8,134 Medicare Part D claims for 375 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.