NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Colon-Gomez, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Ponce, PR

Carlos Colon-Gomez, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1821058199, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10176, 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
1821058199
Name
Carlos Colon-Gomez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
10176 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Edif Parra 2225 Ponce Bypass, Ponce, PR 00717
Phone
(787) 812-5811
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120703000106); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

2,453 Medicare Part D claims for 1,009 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 391 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlos Colon-Gomez2,453
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone731 claims
  2. Gabapentin425 claims
  3. Acetaminophen-Codeine354 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium350 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone Acetate345 claims
  6. Triamcinolone Acetonide75 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: $2,633.19

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Colon-Gomez$2,633
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Carlos Colon-Gomez among 106 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Puerto Rico

Carlos Colon-Gomez, MD is one of 106 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 85% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 1995 among the 62 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 106 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eduardo Amy Torres, MDPonce, PR 007171003807298
  2. Danny Mangual, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171366845372
  3. Rafael GarciaPonce, PR 007161053097220
  4. Josue Layuno, MDPonce, PR 007161790414910
  5. Felix Rivera Troia, MDPonce, PR 007161467160580
  6. Luis Barreto-Sola, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251255365730
  7. Juan Bertran, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251306829981
  8. Luis Miranda Torres, MDCaguas, PR 007251437268083

Common questions

What is Carlos Colon-Gomez, MD's NPI number?

Carlos Colon-Gomez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821058199, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Colon-Gomez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Edif Parra 2225 Ponce Bypass, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 812-5811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos Colon-Gomez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10176, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carlos Colon-Gomez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Colon-Gomez, MD had 2,453 Medicare Part D claims for 1,009 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.