NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fernando L. Martinez-Colon, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · San Juan, PR

Fernando L. Martinez-Colon, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1891945713, issued on Sep 27, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18038, 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
1891945713
Name
Fernando L. Martinez-Colon
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License number
18038 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
435 Ave. Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR 00917
Phone
(787) 641-2323
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190205003406); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2008
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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

63 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Fernando Martinez-Colon63
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen26 claims
  2. Ciprofloxacin Hcl12 claims
  3. Metronidazole12 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: $1,343.78

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fernando Martinez-Colon$1,343.78
  2. Specialty average$3,468.16

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Recinto DE Ciencias MedicasSan Juan, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Fernando L. Martinez-Colon among 14 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Puerto Rico

Fernando L. Martinez-Colon, MD is one of 14 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 43% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 13 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 14 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karla Ruiz Vega, MDSan Juan, PR 009171740699933
  2. Nicolas Lopez Acevedo, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181992953814
  3. Jose Reyes TorresSan Juan, PR 009181104028521
  4. Nicole Rodriguez Guilloty, MD, FACSSan Juan, PR 009181326242918
  5. Victor Rodriguez RapaleSan Juan, PR 009181730599895
  6. Luis Tous, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181912108465
  7. Segundo Rodriguez, M.DSan Juan, PR 009091417903220
  8. Ignacio EcheniqueSan Juan, PR 009071588740542

Common questions

What is Fernando L. Martinez-Colon, MD's NPI number?

Fernando L. Martinez-Colon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891945713, issued on Sep 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fernando L. Martinez-Colon, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 435 Ave. Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR, 00917. Phone: (787) 641-2323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fernando L. Martinez-Colon, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18038, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Fernando L. Martinez-Colon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fernando L. Martinez-Colon, MD had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.