NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · San Juan, PR

Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1467422162, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10812, 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
1467422162
Name
Hector J. Stella Estevez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
10812 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
630 Calle Aldebaran, San Juan, PR 00920
Phone
(787) 707-0020
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 782-2056
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170316000710); 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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

200 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Hector Stella Estevez200
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium16 claims
  3. Gabapentin14 claims
  4. Metoclopramide Hcl11 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: $45.01

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hector Stella Estevez$45.01
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

Hector J. Stella Estevez among 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD is one of 135 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1998 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 207RP1001X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose Ramirez Rivera, MDSan Juan, PR 009201245352434
  2. Jesus Casal, MDSan Juan, PR 009211477583144
  3. Francisco Del Olmo Arroyo, MDSan Juan, PR 009211275763195
  4. Claudia Quiles Cruz, MDSan Juan, PR 009211952895757
  5. Mariela Rivera Agosto, MDSan Juan, PR 009211407278484
  6. William Rodriguez, MDSan Juan, PR 009211396777033
  7. Ruben Rodriguez-Perez, MDSan Juan, PR 009211508971128
  8. Alfonso Torres-Palacios, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211578591624

Common questions

What is Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD's NPI number?

Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467422162, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 630 Calle Aldebaran, San Juan, PR, 00920. Phone: (787) 707-0020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10812, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.