Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Mayaguez, PR
Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1578791646, issued on Jun 29, 2009. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18537, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 18537 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2625 Ave Hostos Ste 1, Mayaguez, PR 00682
- Phone
- (787) 476-0333
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Fax
- (787) 476-0332
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170622001643); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- San Juan Bautista School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2625 Ave Hostos Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo 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 18537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,707 Medicare Part D claims for 781 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluorometholone526 claims
- Erythromycin488 claims
- Latanoprost289 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate275 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate187 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth160 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $247.53
5 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.
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
- West Eye Specialists LLCMayaguez, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, 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 2009, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 82% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
All 211 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Mayaguez → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Juan Almodovar, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006821194969543
- Alberto Guardiola, MDMayaguez, PR 006821144426230
- Alejandro Acosta Rivera, M.D.San German, PR 006831366431819
- David Silva Caraballo, M.D.San German, PR 006831144219379
- Lynette Baez TorresMayaguez, PR 006801679591887
- Irvin Collado Rosas, MDMayaguez, PR 006801174584767
- Luis Cruz Cruz, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801093773731
- Rodolfo Del Toro Colberg, MDMayaguez, PR 006801598851347
Common questions
What is Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, MD's NPI number?
Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578791646, issued on Jun 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2625 Ave Hostos Ste 1, Mayaguez, PR, 00682. Phone: (787) 476-0333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18537, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, MD had 2,707 Medicare Part D claims for 781 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Betsy Gisselle Colon-Acevedo, 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.
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.