Derick E. Colon Lopez, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Ponce, PR
Derick E. Colon Lopez, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1689663858, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12965, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derick E. Colon Lopez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 12965 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ponce Rehab - Torre Medica San Lucas, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 290-4466
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 290-8866
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101228000641); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records → All 199 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Derick E. Colon Lopez 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 12965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin89 claims
- Lorazepam70 claims
- Methylprednisolone65 claims
- Pregabalin54 claims
- Meloxicam45 claims
- Clonazepam26 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.
Derick E. Colon Lopez among 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Puerto Rico
Derick E. Colon Lopez, MD is one of 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1998 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 199 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Luisa Bocachica, RPTPonce, PR 007161841335841
- Sigifredo Minino-Castillo, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161285622787
- Josue Rivera-Morales, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161881633147
- Emma Carreras Quinones, MDPonce, PR 007171124059761
- Francisco Cerra, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171063402410
- Moraima Landrau Moreno, MDPonce, PR 007171609860535
- Maritza Lopez-Montalvo, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171821292525
- Rafael Oms Rivera, MDPonce, PR 007171629140926
Common questions
What is Derick E. Colon Lopez, MD's NPI number?
Derick E. Colon Lopez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689663858, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derick E. Colon Lopez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ponce Rehab - Torre Medica San Lucas, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 290-4466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derick E. Colon Lopez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12965, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Derick E. Colon Lopez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derick E. Colon Lopez, MD had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.