Christian Joel Nieves Rios
Ophthalmology Physician · Ponce, PR
Christian Joel Nieves Rios is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1649835653, issued on May 6, 2019. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16670, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Joel Nieves Rios
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 16670 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 388 Zona Ind Reparada 2, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 840-2575
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 388 Zona Ind Reparada 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christian Joel Nieves Rios 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 16670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate16 claims
- Latanoprost11 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: $539.67
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Christian Joel Nieves Rios among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
Christian Joel Nieves Rios is one of 211 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 94% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 83% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 211 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cristobal Cruz-Colon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161548455868
- Jorge Gutierrez-Dorrington, MDPonce, PR 007161316067200
- Miguel HernandezPonce, PR 007161740855907
- Natalia Cintron Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171801277264
- Jorge Hernandez Ruiz, MDPonce, PR 007171952391641
- Edgardo Ortiz, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171710985502
- Eduardo Perez Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171023008612
- Hiram Quinones- Ferrer, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171306835392
Common questions
What is Christian Joel Nieves Rios's NPI number?
Christian Joel Nieves Rios's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649835653, issued on May 6, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Joel Nieves Rios located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 388 Zona Ind Reparada 2, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 840-2575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Joel Nieves Rios's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16670, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christian Joel Nieves Rios prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Joel Nieves Rios had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.