Hector Santos, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Carolina, PR
Hector Santos, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1104875848, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13593, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector Santos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 13593 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Escorial Building One 1400 Avenue Sur Suite160, Carolina, PR 00987
- Phone
- (787) 257-1511
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- Fax
- (787) 257-1881
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060724000057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hector Santos 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 13593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
7,685 Medicare Part D claims for 1,193 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl1,589 claims
- Memantine Hcl Er1,063 claims
- Memantine Hcl998 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa406 claims
- Rivastigmine359 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er313 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: $194.87
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 Santos among 122 neurology physician records in Puerto Rico
Hector Santos, M.D. is one of 122 neurology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 94% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1998 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 122 neurology physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lidgia Vives Castro, M.D.Carolina, PR 009861306922976
- Brenda Chaar, M.D.Carolina, PR 009851407950835
- Maruquel Castillo - Veliz, M.D.Carolina, PR 009841225082340
- Javier OteroCarolina, PR 009841922590520
- Christian Schenk, M.D.Carolina, PR 009831316184674
- Tania Zayas, M.D.Carolina, PR 009831902245590
- Janet Perez Chiesa, M.D.Trujillo Alto, PR 009761750341566
- Carmen Cancela, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009711174724561
Common questions
What is Hector Santos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hector Santos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104875848, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector Santos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Escorial Building One 1400 Avenue Sur Suite160, Carolina, PR, 00987. Phone: (787) 257-1511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector Santos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13593, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hector Santos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector Santos, M.D. had 7,685 Medicare Part D claims for 1,193 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.