Hector Banchs, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Carolina, PR
Hector Banchs, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1467457929, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector Banchs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- Practice location
- 4AS1 Via Leticia, Carolina, PR 00983
- Phone
- (787) 757-8780
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4AS1 Via Leticia
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hector Banchs, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730496928
Verify Hector Banchs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
19,024 Medicare Part D claims for 1,497 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate1,243 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium1,238 claims
- Carvedilol1,016 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium922 claims
- Losartan Potassium860 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate813 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: $3,525.67
33 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Recinto DE Ciencias MedicasCarolina, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 215 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico
- Jose Acevedo-Valles, MDSan Juan, PR1215933916
- Gerardo Alayon Anta, M.D.Ponce, PR1508855644
- Edwin Alejandro, MDBayamon, PR1649343369
- Angel Arroyo, MDRio Piedras, PR1609970060
- Victor Arroyo, MDCarolina, PR1093902520
- Eric Aviles, M.D.Cayey, PR1093818924
- Ivan Ayala, M.D.San Juan, PR1952345944
- Carlos Ayala Rodriguez, MDHumacao, PR1174087878
- Julio Baez Suarez, M.D.Caguas, PR1700826344
- Gilberto Baez-Rios, M.D.Mayaguez, PR1487628210
Common questions
What is Hector Banchs, MD's NPI number?
Hector Banchs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467457929, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector Banchs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4AS1 Via Leticia, Carolina, PR, 00983. Phone: (787) 757-8780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector Banchs, MD's license?
Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hector Banchs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector Banchs, MD had 19,024 Medicare Part D claims for 1,497 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.