NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hector Jose Nunez Medina, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Juan, PR

Hector Jose Nunez Medina, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1104273812, issued on May 23, 2016. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21855, 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
1104273812
Name
Hector Jose Nunez Medina
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
21855 PR
33810 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1716 Calle Parana, San Juan, PR 00926
Phone
(787) 766-2200
Enumerated
May 23, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 21, 2023
Fax
(787) 766-8548
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230426000076); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2023
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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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,493 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Hector Nunez Medina2,493
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium270 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate238 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate213 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium176 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium132 claims
  6. Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide128 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: $633.79

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hector Nunez Medina$633.79
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. EL Senorial Cardiovascular Services IncSan Juan, PR

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

Hector Jose Nunez Medina among 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Hector Jose Nunez Medina, MD is one of 259 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 90% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 1991 among the 218 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Migdoel Cruz-Rodriguez, MDSan Juan, PR 009261316333404
  2. Wilberto Guzman Alvarado, M. D.Rio Piedras, PR 009261730196247
  3. Edgardo Hernandez-Lopez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261710011481
  4. Esteban LinaresSan Juan, PR 009261932397031
  5. Rossella Marmorato Rivera, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261205022795
  6. Neftali Rodriguez Santiago, M.D.Rio Piedras, PR 009261699746131
  7. Luis Roman, MDSan Juan, PR 009261124068747
  8. Jorge Lugo-Rodriguez, MDRio Piedras, PR 009271083608517

Common questions

What is Hector Jose Nunez Medina, MD's NPI number?

Hector Jose Nunez Medina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104273812, issued on May 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hector Jose Nunez Medina, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1716 Calle Parana, San Juan, PR, 00926. Phone: (787) 766-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hector Jose Nunez Medina, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21855, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Hector Jose Nunez Medina, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hector Jose Nunez Medina, MD had 2,493 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.