NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Javier A. Couto, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · San Juan, PR

Javier A. Couto, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1457886533, issued on Apr 26, 2017. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22134, 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
1457886533
Name
Javier A. Couto
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
License number
22134 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
373 Calle San Jorge Ste 200, San Juan, PR 00912
Phone
(787) 422-0004
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231204003204); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2017
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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Also registered at 373 Calle San Jorge Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rafael Couto Cuervo, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1255774725

Verify Javier A. Couto in five checks

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024

62 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 1,895 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Javier Couto62
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin13 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: $631.05

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Motiva USA, LLC. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Javier Couto$631.05
  2. Specialty average$2,814.09

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

Javier A. Couto among 18 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Puerto Rico

Javier A. Couto, MD is one of 18 plastic and reconstructive 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 2017, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 94% of these records are older, 0% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 2086S0122X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 18 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rafael Couto Cuervo, MDSan Juan, PR 009121255774725
  2. Jeffrey Hoefflin, MDSan Juan, PR 009111750476073
  3. Luis Rodriguez Terry, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071366653453
  4. Orlando Canizares Rosario, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181134485832
  5. Claudio Corral, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181255541827
  6. Francisco Jaskille, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181952431967
  7. John Pagan Padilla, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181265425516
  8. Angel Rivera - Barrios, M.D.Rio Piedras, PR 009211770782443

Common questions

What is Javier A. Couto, MD's NPI number?

Javier A. Couto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457886533, issued on Apr 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Javier A. Couto, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 373 Calle San Jorge Ste 200, San Juan, PR, 00912. Phone: (787) 422-0004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Javier A. Couto, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22134, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Javier A. Couto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Javier A. Couto, MD had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.