Dessie L. Vega, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Toa Baja, PR
Dessie L. Vega, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1659362895, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10397, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dessie L. Vega
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 10397 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Calle Rufino Martinez AX-1, Toa Baja, PR 00949
- Phone
- (787) 261-6199
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (787) 261-3552
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130423000264); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dessie L. Vega 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 10397Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,988 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam199 claims
- Temazepam186 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate171 claims
- Trazodone Hcl150 claims
- Lamotrigine139 claims
- Buspirone Hcl115 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: $182.88
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Dessie L. Vega among 403 psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico
Dessie L. Vega, M.D. is one of 403 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 76% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1995 among the 121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 403 psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 403 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Toa Baja → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vivian Acevedo, MDToa Baja, PR 009491326139239
- Jaime Ramos Couvertier, MDToa Baja, PR 009521184724049
- Wilnelya Morales Rosado, MDBayamon, PR 009551588070908
- Lisa Principe, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009561306855275
- Alexis Gonzalez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009571548462088
- Jose Massa Tormos, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009571992886543
- Hilda Rivera, MDBayamon, PR 009571255369047
- Ada Delgado Mateo, MDBayamon, PR 009591992795975
Common questions
What is Dessie L. Vega, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dessie L. Vega, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659362895, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dessie L. Vega, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Rufino Martinez AX-1, Toa Baja, PR, 00949. Phone: (787) 261-6199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dessie L. Vega, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10397, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dessie L. Vega, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dessie L. Vega, M.D. had 1,988 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.