NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frank Abella, O.D.

Optometrist · Bayamon, PR

Frank Abella, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1770664831, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 242, 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
1770664831
Name
Frank Abella
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
242 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Santa Rosa Mall Local 7, Bayamon, PR 00959
Phone
(787) 787-6334
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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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Industry payments in 2024: $155.84

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frank Abella$155.84
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

Frank Abella among 506 optometrist records in Puerto Rico

Frank Abella, O.D. is one of 506 optometrist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 17% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 17% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 18% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

59 optometrist records list a practice address in Bayamon

They are 59 of the 2,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Bayamon, and 506 optometrist records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fernando Benitez Muniz, ODBayamon, PR 009591942353222
  2. Maria Gorbea, O.D.Bayamon, PR 009591912976051
  3. Maria Lago, O.D.Bayamon, PR 009591104884261
  4. Awilda Lopez Rivera, O.D.Bayamon, PR 009591952367344
  5. Ruben Nieves, O.D.Bayamon, PR 009591437252350
  6. Denise Pagan-Diaz, O.D.Bayamon, PR 009591477665313
  7. Brenda Perez-Portalatin, O.D.Bayamon, PR 009591831274307
  8. Ana Pico, O.D.Bayamon, PR 009591053380162

Common questions

What is Frank Abella, O.D.'s NPI number?

Frank Abella, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770664831, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank Abella, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Santa Rosa Mall Local 7, Bayamon, PR, 00959. Phone: (787) 787-6334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank Abella, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 242, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.