Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MD
General Practice Physician · Arecibo, PR
Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1356717540, issued on Aug 11, 2015. Check the license (Puerto Rico 19485, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Vega-Acevedo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 19485 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carretera 129 KM 0.1 Ave, San Luis, Arecibo, PR 00613
- Phone
- (787) 454-9083
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Vega-Acevedo 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 19485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
895 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Simvastatin57 claims
- Synthroid52 claims
- Metformin Hcl47 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
- Lisinopril35 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: $21.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pbg Puerto Rico LLC. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Christopher Vega-Acevedo among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 62% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 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 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
136 general practice physician records list a practice address in Arecibo
They are 136 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marisol AreizagaArecibo, PR 006131407494594
- Manuel Capella Salgado, MDArecibo, PR 006131477186054
- Edwin Carrasquillo, MDHatillo, PR 006131407888464
- Anoop Chaturvedi, MDArecibo, PR 006131184145484
- Omar Concepcion, MDArecibo, PR 006131245953454
- Jessica Diaz Romero, MDBayamon, PR 006131598499527
- Maria Kanahan Torres, MDArecibo, PR 006131326793233
- Asif KhanArecibo, PR 006131407341399
Common questions
What is Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356717540, issued on Aug 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carretera 129 KM 0.1 Ave, San Luis, Arecibo, PR, 00613. Phone: (787) 454-9083. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 19485, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MD had 895 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.