Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lares, PR
Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lares, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1306949342, issued on Sep 6, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11273, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando Echeandia Fuster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 11273 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr 111 KM 4.2, Lares, PR 00669
- Phone
- (787) 897-5683
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130611000204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fernando Echeandia Fuster 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 11273Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
18,582 Medicare Part D claims for 762 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Synthroid996 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium776 claims
- Metformin Hcl610 claims
- Losartan Potassium579 claims
- Gabapentin553 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium509 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: $125.72
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Fernando Echeandia Fuster among 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D. is one of 604 family 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1995 among the 234 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lares
They are 7 of the 201 NPPES records with a practice address in Lares, and 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alberto Angulo Johnson, M.D.Lares, PR 006691922165448
- Ramon Echeandia, M.D.Lares, PR 006691275738742
- Shirley RamosLares, PR 006691013204981
- Nelki Rivera Acosta, MDLares, PR 006691730601568
- Yadira Rodriguez Cruz, M.D.Lares, PR 006691124334198
- Higinio Vega-Ojeda, MDLares, PR 006691992773931
- Alexander Benitez Rodriguez, MDLas Marias, PR 006701255957908
- Brenda Orta, MDLas Marias, PR 006701083661045
Common questions
What is Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306949342, issued on Sep 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr 111 KM 4.2, Lares, PR, 00669. Phone: (787) 897-5683. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11273, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D. had 18,582 Medicare Part D claims for 762 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.