David Nathaniel Vera Santiago, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Aibonito, PR
David Nathaniel Vera Santiago, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1780105411, issued on Jul 3, 2017. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21920, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Nathaniel Vera Santiago
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21920 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- BO. Caonillas Carr 726 Calle Jose C Vazquez, Aibonito, PR 00705
- Phone
- (787) 735-0023
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201014002402); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Nathaniel Vera Santiago 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 21920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,840 Medicare Part D claims for 817 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 222 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin438 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium361 claims
- Clonazepam311 claims
- Temazepam306 claims
- Omeprazole278 claims
- Irbesartan269 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: $118.08
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Hospital Menonita DE CayeyCayey, PR · Acute Care Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
David Nathaniel Vera Santiago among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
David Nathaniel Vera Santiago, MD is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Aibonito
They are 10 of the 290 NPPES records with a practice address in Aibonito, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 1,146 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Aibonito → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heidi Ayala Cardona, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051417996919
- Luis Canas, MDAibonito, PR 007051790780914
- Carlos Cepero Ayende, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051831179795
- Rafael De Leon-Borras, MDAibonito, PR 007051902160690
- Maria Echevarria Cardona, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051902851611
- Victor Polanco Sanchez, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051205849528
- Edwin Rodriguez Allende, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051770538969
- William Rodriguez ZayasAibonito, PR 007051922531086
Common questions
What is David Nathaniel Vera Santiago, MD's NPI number?
David Nathaniel Vera Santiago, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780105411, issued on Jul 3, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Nathaniel Vera Santiago, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at BO. Caonillas Carr 726 Calle Jose C Vazquez, Aibonito, PR, 00705. Phone: (787) 735-0023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Nathaniel Vera Santiago, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21920, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Nathaniel Vera Santiago, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Nathaniel Vera Santiago, MD had 8,840 Medicare Part D claims for 817 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.