Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera, M.D.
Surgery Physician · San Juan, PR
Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1912977448, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 9507, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 9507 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1431 Ave Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR 00907
- Phone
- (787) 977-4810
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 977-4813
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100514000024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 230 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1431 Ave Ponce DE Leon
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jose Marin Lopez, MDSurgery Physician1184615668
Verify Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera 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 9507Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl52 claims
- Famotidine46 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl44 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine11 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: $47.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera among 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera, M.D. is one of 230 surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1996 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 230 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Miguel Baez StellaSan Juan, PR 009071922085935
- Gabriel Castro GueitsSan Juan, PR 009071215468343
- Eduardo Chinea-Amadeo, MDSan Juan, PR 009071447455522
- Juan Diaz Hernandez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071114121894
- Eric Escribano, MDSan Juan, PR 009071528031036
- Angel Lopez Ruiz, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071881682730
- Cesar Luque Fontanez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071386929149
- Jose Marin Lopez, MDSan Juan, PR 009071184615668
Common questions
What is Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912977448, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1431 Ave Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR, 00907. Phone: (787) 977-4810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 9507, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gabriel J. Garcia-Talavera, M.D. had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.