Francois Soto-Palou, MD
Urology Physician · San Juan, PR
Francois Soto-Palou, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1598162182, issued on Nov 25, 2014. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22298, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francois Soto-Palou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 22298 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 29 Calle Washington Ste 109, San Juan, PR 00907
- Phone
- (787) 725-6278
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221013001847); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 29 Calle Washington Ste 109
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jose Saavedra-Belaunde, M.D.Urology Physician1851604367
Verify Francois Soto-Palou 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 22298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
627 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl175 claims
- Tolterodine Tartrate Er104 claims
- Meloxicam47 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass43 claims
- Levofloxacin31 claims
- Cephalexin25 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: $485.89
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 2 group practices
- Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo DE Puerto Rico, Inc.San Juan, PR
- Puerto Rico Urology Group LLCMayaguez, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francois Soto-Palou among 115 urology physician records in Puerto Rico
Francois Soto-Palou, MD is one of 115 urology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1995 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 115 urology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 115 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tomas Acevedo-Guevara, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071114976990
- Eduardo Canto, MDSan Juan, PR 009071366425506
- Pablo Cardona DobleSan Juan, PR 009071679522411
- Jose Saavedra-Belaunde, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071851604367
- Luis Chinea Rivera, MDSan Juan, PR 009091528186491
- Luis Nieves, M.D.San Juan, PR 009091437229259
- Allan Torres, M.D.San Juan, PR 009091982690046
- Jorge Rivera Mirabal, M.D.San Juan, PR 009121720489446
Common questions
What is Francois Soto-Palou, MD's NPI number?
Francois Soto-Palou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598162182, issued on Nov 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francois Soto-Palou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29 Calle Washington Ste 109, San Juan, PR, 00907. Phone: (787) 725-6278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francois Soto-Palou, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22298, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Francois Soto-Palou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francois Soto-Palou, MD had 627 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.