Frances Marie Marrero Barrera, MD
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Caguas, PR
Frances Marie Marrero Barrera, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1275049488, issued on Dec 26, 2017. Check the license (Puerto Rico 23272, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances Marie Marrero Barrera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- 23272 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Ave Fomento Ste 245, Caguas, PR 00725
- Phone
- (787) 641-3030
- Enumerated
- Dec 26, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231006003281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
3 nearest cornea and external diseases specialist physician records → All 4 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Frances Marie Marrero Barrera 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 23272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
3,171 Medicare Part D claims for 771 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate795 claims
- Ofloxacin470 claims
- Latanoprost337 claims
- Fluorometholone319 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol175 claims
- Timolol Maleate130 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $270.60
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Puerto Rico Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Puerto Rico Eye InstituteCaguas, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 4 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Caguas → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 3 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose De La Cruz-Napoli, M.D.San Juan, PR 009011033182548
- Rosa Lozada Sierra, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181154707206
- Jose QuinteroSan Juan, PR 009231356717441
Common questions
What is Frances Marie Marrero Barrera, MD's NPI number?
Frances Marie Marrero Barrera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275049488, issued on Dec 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances Marie Marrero Barrera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Ave Fomento Ste 245, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 641-3030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances Marie Marrero Barrera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 23272, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Frances Marie Marrero Barrera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frances Marie Marrero Barrera, MD had 3,171 Medicare Part D claims for 771 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frances Marie Marrero Barrera, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.