Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz, M.D.
Specialist · Ponce, PR
Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1487612255, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8042, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 8042 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Hospital San Lucas II Lobby B, Ponce, PR 00731
- Phone
- (787) 844-2080
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 812-5117
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080430000258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- San Juan Bautista School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz 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 8042Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
4,234 Medicare Part D claims for 1,186 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine698 claims
- Omeprazole569 claims
- Suprep355 claims
- Fentanyl Citrate346 claims
- Midazolam Hcl329 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium280 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: $428.17
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz among 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico
Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz, M.D. is one of 574 specialist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 54% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1985 among the 147 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 specialist records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 49 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico.
All 574 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Domingo Chardon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007311104898733
- Fernando GarciaPonce, PR 007311609844620
- Lionel Lugo, M.D.Ponce, PR 007311164423828
- Carlos Colon-Guzman, MDPonce, PR 007301285766782
- Gloria Diaz-Lopez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007321720276173
- Karen Negron TorresPonce, PR 007301568775690
- Maritjim TorresPonce, PR 007301205053162
- Francisco Vargas De Leon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007301417155870
Common questions
What is Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487612255, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hospital San Lucas II Lobby B, Ponce, PR, 00731. Phone: (787) 844-2080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8042, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carmen Laura Santiago Munoz, M.D. had 4,234 Medicare Part D claims for 1,186 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.