Carl Lance Palermo Cortes, MD
General Practice Physician · Canovanas, PR
Carl Lance Palermo Cortes, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1851886741, issued on Jun 25, 2018. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21587, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carl Lance Palermo Cortes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 21587 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Calle Corchado Final, Canovanas, PR 00729
- Phone
- (787) 876-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carl Lance Palermo Cortes 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 21587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
2,014 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium150 claims
- Gabapentin127 claims
- Metformin Hcl96 claims
- Omeprazole73 claims
- Lisinopril63 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide61 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.
Carl Lance Palermo Cortes among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Carl Lance Palermo Cortes, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 general practice physician records list a practice address in Canovanas
They are 36 of the 282 NPPES records with a practice address in Canovanas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Diego Colon Rodriguez, M. D.Canovanas, PR 007291639119316
- Francisco Correa Jusino, MDCanovanas, PR 007291043289226
- Jose Fernandez, M.D.Canovanas, PR 007291922034842
- Oscar Garcia Roman, MDCanovanas, PR 007291588776181
- Juan A Gonzalez Skerrett, MDCanovanas, PR 007291215044979
- Myriam Guadalupe, M.D.Canovanas, PR 007291164413894
- Edwin Martinez, MDCanovanas, PR 007291205939394
- Hilda Mujica, M.D.Canovanas, PR 007291912062548
Common questions
What is Carl Lance Palermo Cortes, MD's NPI number?
Carl Lance Palermo Cortes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851886741, issued on Jun 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl Lance Palermo Cortes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Corchado Final, Canovanas, PR, 00729. Phone: (787) 876-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl Lance Palermo Cortes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21587, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carl Lance Palermo Cortes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carl Lance Palermo Cortes, MD had 2,014 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.