Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · San Juan, PR
Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1669637542, issued on Jul 21, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 20468, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Alcala-Marquez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- 20468 PR
12017-I PR
27392R PR
28014R PR
28280-R PR
and 2 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1395 Calle San Rafael, San Juan, PR 00909
- Phone
- (787) 766-7070
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2024
- Fax
- (787) 756-5207
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211201000235); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records → All 12 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1395 Calle San Rafael
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jorge Caceres, M.D.Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1871942722
- Gabriel Castro ColonInternal Medicine Physician1407303282
- Chadi El Rahi, MDGeneral Practice Physician1114746740
- Christine Hinkel, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598477127
- Sergio Monserrate Rodriguez, FNPRegistered Nurse1104703222
- Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D.Surgery Physician1588774111
Verify Christopher Alcala-Marquez 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 20468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl59 claims
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Gabapentin16 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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: $240.91
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cerapedics Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Orthospine Group PscSan Juan, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Alcala-Marquez among 12 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Puerto Rico
Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D. is one of 12 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 of the Spine Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 12 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 12 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yamil Rivera-Colon, M.D.San Juan, PR 009101427088822
- Luis Marrero PerezSan Juan, PR 009071376747386
- Jose Montanez Huertas, MDSan Juan, PR 009071528017548
- Fernando Villamil, M.D.San Juan, PR 009011982647418
- Manuel Ramirez GonzalezSan Juan, PR 009261437602539
- Jose Massanet-Vollrath, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591245437441
- Luis Sanchez Caso, MDBayamon, PR 009611972525301
- Oscar Duyos, M.D.Cayey, PR 007361881982437
Common questions
What is Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669637542, issued on Jul 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1395 Calle San Rafael, San Juan, PR, 00909. Phone: (787) 766-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 20468, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D. had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.