NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deric Alejandro Lopez, M.D.

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Manati, PR

Deric Alejandro Lopez, M.D. is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Manati, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1043644412, issued on Aug 21, 2013. Check the license (Puerto Rico 19986, 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
1043644412
Name
Deric Alejandro Lopez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
License number
19986 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Carretera # 2 KM 47.7, Manati, PR 00674
Phone
(787) 854-3322
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200124000830); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. 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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

3,230 Medicare Part D claims for 561 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Deric Lopez3,230
  2. Specialty average5,222

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium219 claims
  2. Famotidine152 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium117 claims
  4. Gabapentin109 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium109 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate103 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: $272.25

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 460 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,218.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Deric Lopez$272.25
  2. Specialty average$1,218.49

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

Deric Alejandro Lopez among 64 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Puerto Rico

Deric Alejandro Lopez, M.D. is one of 64 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 81% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 1998 among the 29 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QG0300X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 64 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ivelisse Santa, M.D.Manati, PR 006741518155209
  2. Sabdi Perez Torres, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006811174646202
  3. Ivonne Vega, M.D.Vega Baja, PR 006931407991813
  4. Jose Lopez, M.D.Dorado, PR 006461407855372
  5. Juan Nazario, MDPonce, PR 007161265476980
  6. Bethzaida Ortiz-Cruz, MDPonce, PR 007161154377398
  7. Jaime Rodriguez-Arias, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161114916905
  8. Sergio Chevere Mourino, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171528038973

Common questions

What is Deric Alejandro Lopez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Deric Alejandro Lopez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043644412, issued on Aug 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deric Alejandro Lopez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carretera # 2 KM 47.7, Manati, PR, 00674. Phone: (787) 854-3322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deric Alejandro Lopez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 19986, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Deric Alejandro Lopez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Deric Alejandro Lopez, M.D. had 3,230 Medicare Part D claims for 561 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. 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.