NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hector Alejandro Cordero, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Caguas, PR

Hector Alejandro Cordero, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1124202510, issued on Dec 21, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16986, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124202510
Name
Hector Alejandro Cordero
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
16986 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Calle Degetau, Caguas, PR 00725
Phone
(787) 653-3434
Enumerated
Dec 21, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210824002138); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

957 Medicare Part D claims for 514 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Hector Cordero957
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone248 claims
  2. Azithromycin162 claims
  3. Diclofenac Potassium89 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin Hcl63 claims
  5. Clindamycin Hcl56 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl53 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Neomed Center, IncTrujillo Alto, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hector Alejandro Cordero among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Hector Alejandro Cordero, 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

200 general practice physician records list a practice address in Caguas

They are 200 of the 2,093 NPPES records with a practice address in Caguas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Acevedo, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251467443937
  2. Jose Arce, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251164420279
  3. Rafael Archilla Isern, MDCaguas, PR 007251932180593
  4. Jose Borras Ramirez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251568442564
  5. Angela Cabral Hidalgo, MDCaguas, PR 007251649254392
  6. Gilberto Caraballo, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251770586018
  7. Jose Colon Maldonado, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251144226887
  8. Ilia Huertas Velazquez, MDCaguas, PR 007251992703185

Common questions

What is Hector Alejandro Cordero, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hector Alejandro Cordero, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124202510, issued on Dec 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hector Alejandro Cordero, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Degetau, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 653-3434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hector Alejandro Cordero, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16986, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Hector Alejandro Cordero, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hector Alejandro Cordero, M.D. had 957 Medicare Part D claims for 514 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.