Carlos R. Benitez Colon
Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Hato Rey, PR
Carlos R. Benitez Colon is a sports medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1437195005, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11575, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos R. Benitez Colon
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RS0010X
- License number
- 11575 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Las Americas Profesional Center, Hato Rey, PR 00918
- Phone
- (787) 250-0084
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 772-7731
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070316000409); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos R. Benitez Colon 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 11575Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
5,247 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries, against an average of 605 among the 227 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium303 claims
- Gabapentin256 claims
- Simvastatin221 claims
- Losartan Potassium207 claims
- Metformin Hcl186 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium177 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: $251.50
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ani Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 125 providers of this specialty with any payment received $667.42 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).
Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 2 sports medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 2 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Hato Rey → Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 1 sports medicine (internal medicine) physician record with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dwight Santiago Perez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071982655635
Common questions
What is Carlos R. Benitez Colon's NPI number?
Carlos R. Benitez Colon's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437195005, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos R. Benitez Colon located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Las Americas Profesional Center, Hato Rey, PR, 00918. Phone: (787) 250-0084. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos R. Benitez Colon's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11575, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carlos R. Benitez Colon prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos R. Benitez Colon had 5,247 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 605. 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.