Hector R. Hernandez, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Juan, PR
Hector R. Hernandez, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1962576793, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 4189, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector R. Hernandez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 4189 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 431 Ave Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR 00917
- Phone
- (787) 767-4250
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 767-4252
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031120000001); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hector R. Hernandez 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 4189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,894 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,014 claims
- Losartan Potassium706 claims
- Metformin Hcl637 claims
- Synthroid478 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate468 claims
- Famotidine422 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: $162.16
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Hector R. Hernandez among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Hector R. Hernandez, MD is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
322 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Juan
They are 322 of the 8,960 NPPES records with a practice address in San Juan, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicolas Betancourt, M.D.San Juan, PR 009171053445403
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- James Bryan-Diaz, M.D.San Juan, PR 009171932413499
- Josely Carreras Hernandez, M. D.San Juan, PR 009171629227632
- Rolando Cruz, M.DSan Juan, PR 009171487767620
- Maritza De La Cruz, MDHato Rey, PR 009171750325924
- Pedro Del Valle De Tomas, MDSan Juan, PR 009171023126430
- Wilda Figueroa-Cruz, M.D.San Juan, PR 009171982615928
Common questions
What is Hector R. Hernandez, MD's NPI number?
Hector R. Hernandez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962576793, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector R. Hernandez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 431 Ave Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR, 00917. Phone: (787) 767-4250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector R. Hernandez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 4189, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hector R. Hernandez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector R. Hernandez, MD had 12,894 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.