Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MD
General Practice Physician · Yauco, PR
Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Yauco, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1114948742, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 15037, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 15037 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- #39 Calle Santo Domingo, Yauco, PR 00698
- Phone
- (787) 856-4747
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 992-7104
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040119000570); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez 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 15037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
11,040 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine723 claims
- Synthroid694 claims
- Gabapentin593 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium552 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium331 claims
- Losartan Potassium303 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: $40.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 general practice physician records list a practice address in Yauco
They are 53 of the 317 NPPES records with a practice address in Yauco, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Yauco → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Luis Arocho, M.D.Yauco, PR 006981902888621
- Nellys Arroyo, MDYauco, PR 006981831143882
- Mario Castillo Maldonado, MDYauco, PR 006981568454932
- Saul Irizarry Vazquez, M.D.Yauco, PR 006981871585265
- Edmundo Jusino, MDYauco, PR 006981538138789
- Alberto Llaurador NievesYauco, PR 006981760409544
- Sylvette Lugo Cintron, MDYauco, PR 006981154304830
- Enrique Maldonado Torres, MDYauco, PR 006981871582676
Common questions
What is Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MD's NPI number?
Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114948742, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at #39 Calle Santo Domingo, Yauco, PR, 00698. Phone: (787) 856-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 15037, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MD had 11,040 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.