Ignacio Echenique
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · San Juan, PR
Ignacio Echenique is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1588740542, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 7477, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ignacio Echenique
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 7477 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Hospital Auxilio Mutuo, San Juan, PR 00907
- Phone
- (787) 296-0949
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070202000260); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest colon & rectal surgery physician records → All 14 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Ignacio Echenique 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 7477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole32 claims
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Suprep18 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Clinica Las Americas Guaynabo, IncBayamon, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ignacio Echenique among 14 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Ignacio Echenique is one of 14 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 100% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2008 among the 13 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 14 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 14 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marla Torres - Torres, M.D., FACSSan Juan, PR 009071770762585
- Segundo Rodriguez, M.DSan Juan, PR 009091417903220
- Fernando Martinez-Colon, MDSan Juan, PR 009171891945713
- Karla Ruiz Vega, MDSan Juan, PR 009171740699933
- Nicolas Lopez Acevedo, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181992953814
- Jose Reyes TorresSan Juan, PR 009181104028521
- Nicole Rodriguez Guilloty, MD, FACSSan Juan, PR 009181326242918
- Victor Rodriguez RapaleSan Juan, PR 009181730599895
Common questions
What is Ignacio Echenique's NPI number?
Ignacio Echenique's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588740542, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ignacio Echenique located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hospital Auxilio Mutuo, San Juan, PR, 00907. Phone: (787) 296-0949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ignacio Echenique's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 7477, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ignacio Echenique prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ignacio Echenique had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.