Japhet D. Matos Nieves, MD
General Practice Physician · Hormigueros, PR
Japhet D. Matos Nieves, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1538756333, issued on Dec 28, 2020. Check the license (Puerto Rico 23131, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Japhet D. Matos Nieves
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- 23131 PR
0025 PR
16095I PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Urb Valle Hermoso Margarita Ste 41, Hormigueros, PR 00660
- Phone
- (939) 240-3696
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2020
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230401000108); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Japhet D. Matos Nieves 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 23131Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,336 Medicare Part D claims for 733 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone305 claims
- Azithromycin290 claims
- Nabumetone243 claims
- Dexamethasone223 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl51 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim29 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 2 group practices
- Centro DE Diagnostico Y Tratamiento DE San Sebastian IncSan Sebastian, PR
- Policlinica Familiar Shalom IncQuebradillas, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Japhet D. Matos Nieves among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Japhet D. Matos Nieves, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 73% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 general practice physician records list a practice address in Hormigueros
They are 27 of the 127 NPPES records with a practice address in Hormigueros, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Japhet D. Matos Nieves, MD's NPI number?
Japhet D. Matos Nieves, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538756333, issued on Dec 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Japhet D. Matos Nieves, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Urb Valle Hermoso Margarita Ste 41, Hormigueros, PR, 00660. Phone: (939) 240-3696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Japhet D. Matos Nieves, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 23131, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Japhet D. Matos Nieves, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Japhet D. Matos Nieves, MD had 1,336 Medicare Part D claims for 733 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.