Gerardo J. Medina Caban, MD
Nephrology Physician · Mayaguez, PR
Gerardo J. Medina Caban, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1003912288, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 14373, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerardo J. Medina Caban
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 14373 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1050 Los Corazones Ave, Mayaguez, PR 00680
- Phone
- (787) 834-5334
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 833-6640
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040814000177); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerardo J. Medina Caban 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 14373Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,619 Medicare Part D claims for 417 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate193 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate164 claims
- Losartan Potassium121 claims
- Calcitriol120 claims
- Farxiga98 claims
- Gabapentin93 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: $302.84
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nxstage Medical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Nefrologos Asociados Del OesteSan German, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerardo J. Medina Caban among 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico
Gerardo J. Medina Caban, MD is one of 152 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 nephrology physician records list a practice address in Mayaguez
They are 15 of the 1,408 NPPES records with a practice address in Mayaguez, and 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 152 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Mayaguez → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dionisio Acosta, MDMayaguez, PR 006801659724615
- Efrain Flores De Hostos, MDMayaguez, PR 006801083710164
- Josean Flores Santiago, MDMayaguez, PR 006801467938795
- Oliver Guerrero Dujarric, MDMayaguez, PR 006801861598039
- William Hurtado-Santiago, MDMayaguez, PR 006801912022310
- Roberto Lebron Rivera, MDMayaguez, PR 006801215033493
- Enrique Lefevre, MDMayaguez, PR 006801588760763
- Bryan Pagan Rivera, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801760846497
Common questions
What is Gerardo J. Medina Caban, MD's NPI number?
Gerardo J. Medina Caban, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003912288, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerardo J. Medina Caban, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 Los Corazones Ave, Mayaguez, PR, 00680. Phone: (787) 834-5334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerardo J. Medina Caban, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 14373, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gerardo J. Medina Caban, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerardo J. Medina Caban, MD had 2,619 Medicare Part D claims for 417 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.