NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hector Felipe Lopez Perez, MD

Specialist · Arecibo, PR

Hector Felipe Lopez Perez, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1821058504, issued on Mar 25, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12219, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821058504
Name
Hector Felipe Lopez Perez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
12219 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Calle Morell Campos, Arecibo, PR 00612
Phone
(787) 816-8472
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 816-8472
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110105001126); 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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024

4,227 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hector Lopez Perez4,227
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium303 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium249 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium192 claims
  4. Famotidine177 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl158 claims
  6. Clonazepam152 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: $44.62

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hector Lopez Perez$44.62
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Hector Felipe Lopez Perez among 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico

Hector Felipe Lopez Perez, MD is one of 574 specialist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 54% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 1985 among the 147 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 specialist records list a practice address in Arecibo

They are 17 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yelitza Avila Aguilar, LICArecibo, PR 006121689821563
  2. Celestino Carrion Castillo, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121669416368
  3. Francisco Frias, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121457336646
  4. Martin Gorrochategui - Rodriguez, M.D.Hato Rey, PR 006121134226574
  5. Rafael Jove, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121093797102
  6. Denisse Jove, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121265415665
  7. Antonio Maldonado Gonzalez, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121801894670
  8. Ramon Mercado Olavarria, MDArecibo, PR 006121902091630

Common questions

What is Hector Felipe Lopez Perez, MD's NPI number?

Hector Felipe Lopez Perez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821058504, issued on Mar 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hector Felipe Lopez Perez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Calle Morell Campos, Arecibo, PR, 00612. Phone: (787) 816-8472. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hector Felipe Lopez Perez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12219, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Hector Felipe Lopez Perez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hector Felipe Lopez Perez, MD had 4,227 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.