Hector L. Morales, DO
Dentist · Ponce, PR
Hector L. Morales, DO is a dentist with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1548299852, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 1677, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector L. Morales
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 1677 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Calle Concordia 8118, Ponce, PR 00717
- Phone
- (787) 843-4465
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hector L. Morales 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 1677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
456 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin220 claims
- Naproxen87 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl60 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate41 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide21 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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 L. Morales among 462 dentist records in Puerto Rico
Hector L. Morales, DO is one of 462 dentist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 67% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Puerto Rico
There are 462 dentist records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julio Goyco, D.M.DPonce, PR 007171124102751
- Edward Guzman Rivera, DMDPonce, PR 007171427316603
- Diosdada Nigaglioni, DMDPonce, PR 007171679634620
- Jose Nunez-Orta, DMDPonce, PR 007171437548658
- Juan Panelli Ramery, D.M.DPonce, PR 007171366598328
- Anadela Perez, D.M.DPonce, PR 007171770580839
- Miguel Purcell, D.M.DPonce, PR 007171679561187
- Pilar Sheplan, DMDPonce, PR 007171922005032
Common questions
What is Hector L. Morales, DO's NPI number?
Hector L. Morales, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548299852, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector L. Morales, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Concordia 8118, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 843-4465. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector L. Morales, DO's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 1677, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hector L. Morales, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector L. Morales, DO had 456 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.