Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos, M.D.
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Caguas, PR
Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos, M.D. is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1649566977, issued on Jun 24, 2011. Check the license (Puerto Rico 19484, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License number
- 19484 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Plaza Bairoa, Caguas, PR 00725
- Phone
- (787) 641-3030
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170208002539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Plaza Bairoa
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos 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 19484Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
5,579 Medicare Part D claims for 1,271 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate1,144 claims
- Ofloxacin1,015 claims
- Latanoprost933 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine750 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol494 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate240 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: $527.74
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Puerto Rico Inc. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 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
- Puerto Rico Eye InstituteCaguas, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 8 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Caguas → Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 7 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Vale, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251821420902
- Jan Ortiz Rosario, MDPonce, PR 007301386020709
- Alejandro Perez Torres, MDPonce, PR 007171467980458
- Yousef Cruz-Inigo, M.D.Corozal, PR 007831336576982
- Juan Santiago, M.D.Aguadilla, PR 006031518151877
- Jose Garcia Gonzalez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211881889558
- Robert Boada, MDBayamon, PR 009591578527396
Common questions
What is Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649566977, issued on Jun 24, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Plaza Bairoa, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 641-3030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 19484, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Javier Fernandez Santos, M.D. had 5,579 Medicare Part D claims for 1,271 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. 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.