NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Guayama, PR

Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Guayama, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1659493799, issued on Apr 6, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 012000, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659493799
Name
Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
012000 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
LA Fuente Towncenter, Guayama, PR 00784
Phone
(787) 866-4455
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 866-1733
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040708000085); 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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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25.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

25,763 Medicare Part D claims for 842 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims.

  1. Carlos Gonzalez Degro25,763
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam4,420 claims
  2. Temazepam3,411 claims
  3. Mirtazapine2,359 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate1,915 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl1,596 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl1,319 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: $36.38

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Gonzalez Degro$36.38
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro among 403 psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico

Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro, MD is one of 403 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 76% 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 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 1995 among the 121 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 403 psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Geraldine Batista Irizarry, MDGuayama, PR 007841992908040
  2. Armando Perez De Jesus, MDGuayama, PR 007841831167964
  3. Edelmiro Rodriguez, M.D.Corozal, PR 007831023111689
  4. Juanita Leon, MDCoto Laurel, PR 007801639250723
  5. Fabio Lugo Gutierrez, MDCoto Laurel, PR 007801306836176
  6. Franklin Rivera-Carrasquillo, MDCoto Laurel, PR 007801295886877
  7. Anissa Hernandez Rivera, M.D.Humacao, PR 007911346380383
  8. Carmelo Herrero Lugo, M.D.Humacao, PR 007911588652085

Common questions

What is Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro, MD's NPI number?

Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659493799, issued on Apr 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at LA Fuente Towncenter, Guayama, PR, 00784. Phone: (787) 866-4455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 012000, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos J. Gonzalez Degro, MD had 25,763 Medicare Part D claims for 842 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.