Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Arecibo, PR
Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1932432952, issued on Sep 9, 2009. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17729, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 17729 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Urb. Villa Serena, Arecibo, PR 00612
- Phone
- (787) 908-8731
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Urb. Villa Serena
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Verify Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez 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 17729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
275 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone71 claims
- Nabumetone33 claims
- Azithromycin26 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine19 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl15 claims
- Famotidine13 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.
Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez, M.D. 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 2009, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
136 general practice physician records list a practice address in Arecibo
They are 136 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pedro Arias, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121356339881
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- Ismael Bague, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121386603041
- Rolando Colon Martinez, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121841267200
- Manuel Marcano Rivera, MDArecibo, PR 006121447224746
- Jose Marrero Nieves, MDArecibo, PR 006121013978246
- Rafael Martinez, M.DArecibo, PR 006121609844331
- Martha Nieves, MDArecibo, PR 006121972565810
Common questions
What is Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932432952, issued on Sep 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Urb. Villa Serena, Arecibo, PR, 00612. Phone: (787) 908-8731. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17729, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector Yahir Caro Gonzalez, M.D. had 275 Medicare Part D claims for 196 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.