NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Alejandro Caro Cardenas, MD

General Practice Physician · Salinas, PR

David Alejandro Caro Cardenas, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Salinas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1699428805, issued on Jan 28, 2022. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16019-I, 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
1699428805
Name
David Alejandro Caro Cardenas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
16019-I PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Calle Agustin Colon Pacheco, Salinas, PR 00751
Phone
(787) 824-1100
Enumerated
Jan 28, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. David Caro Cardenas19
  2. Specialty average3,030

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: $131.95

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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.

  1. David Caro Cardenas$131.95
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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

David Alejandro Caro Cardenas among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

David Alejandro Caro Cardenas, 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 2022, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 83% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

22 general practice physician records list a practice address in Salinas

They are 22 of the 145 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rafael Hernandez, M.D.Salinas, PR 007511265520902
  2. Evangelista Jusino Lopez, MDSalinas, PR 007511689897357
  3. Ferdinand Marin, MDSalinas, PR 007511881662310
  4. Yamil Mateo, MDSalinas, PR 007511063555498
  5. Julio Menendez, MDSalinas, PR 007511225259476
  6. Pedro Ortiz-Lara, M.D.Salinas, PR 007511750434106
  7. Lizzette Pabon, MDSalinas, PR 007511730380593
  8. Shirley Pagan, M.D.Salinas, PR 007511528105046

Common questions

What is David Alejandro Caro Cardenas, MD's NPI number?

David Alejandro Caro Cardenas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699428805, issued on Jan 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Alejandro Caro Cardenas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Agustin Colon Pacheco, Salinas, PR, 00751. Phone: (787) 824-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Alejandro Caro Cardenas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16019-I, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David Alejandro Caro Cardenas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Alejandro Caro Cardenas, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; 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.