NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Blanca Fernandez, M.D.

Specialist · Ponce, PR

Blanca Fernandez, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1083893515, issued on Nov 1, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16927, 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
1083893515
Name
Blanca Fernandez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
16927 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4359 Ave Constancia, Ponce, PR 00716
Phone
(787) 298-4318
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 1, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081215000074); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ponce School Of Medicine, 2004
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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  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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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

1,866 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Blanca Fernandez1,866
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium182 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium138 claims
  3. Synthroid110 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl95 claims
  5. Meloxicam69 claims
  6. Alendronate Sodium56 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: $85.55

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Blanca Fernandez$85.55
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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

Blanca Fernandez among 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico

Blanca Fernandez, M.D. is one of 574 specialist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 54% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 63% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 1985 among the 147 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

49 specialist records list a practice address in Ponce

They are 49 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Magaly Ambert GuilbePonce, PR 007161104482819
  2. Liz Fuentes, ATOLPonce, PR 007161639397037
  3. Awilda Garcia, MDPonce, PR 007161376506865
  4. Luis Lugo Velez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161225070493
  5. Daniel Perez Brisebois, M.DPonce, PR 007161780746305
  6. Guillermo Rios, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161629389457
  7. Victor Rodriguez Venegas, MDPonce, PR 007161922084193
  8. Manuel Rodriguez Zayas, MDPonce, PR 007161023094281

Common questions

What is Blanca Fernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Blanca Fernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083893515, issued on Nov 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Blanca Fernandez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4359 Ave Constancia, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 298-4318. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Blanca Fernandez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16927, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Blanca Fernandez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Blanca Fernandez, M.D. had 1,866 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.