NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joan M. Albors-Sanchez

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Bayamon, PR

Joan M. Albors-Sanchez is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1184918880, issued on May 31, 2011. Check the license (Puerto Rico 19279, 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
1184918880
Name
Joan M. Albors-Sanchez
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
19279 PR
19,279 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Edificio Medico Santa Cruz, Bayamon, PR 00961
Phone
(787) 930-4845
Enumerated
May 31, 2011
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 269-3900
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170515001060); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ponce School Of Medicine, 2011
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 Edificio Medico Santa Cruz

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

  1. Laura Carbo Gonzalez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1275703480
  2. Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGYRheumatology Physician1235278516

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

978 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.

  1. Joan Albors-Sanchez978
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta153 claims
  2. Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate130 claims
  3. Breo Ellipta117 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa78 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium68 claims
  6. Azelastine Hcl61 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: $629.51

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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. Joan Albors-Sanchez$629.51
  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.

Joan M. Albors-Sanchez among 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Joan M. Albors-Sanchez 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 2011, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 1998 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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. Francisco Carro Anzalota, MDBayamon, PR 009611932146263
  2. Mario Espinosa Garcia, MDBayamon, PR 009611083653141
  3. Eduardo Fahme, MDBayamon, PR 009611245223973
  4. Reinaldo Gonzalez Martinez, MD FCCPBayamon, PR 009611437253952
  5. Arlene Hernandez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611790976405
  6. Myriam Melendez-Rosa, MDBayamon, PR 009611073512943
  7. Raul Rios Mollineda, MDBayamon, PR 009611790878916
  8. Arturo Cordova Lopez, MDBayamon, PR 009591700896388

Common questions

What is Joan M. Albors-Sanchez's NPI number?

Joan M. Albors-Sanchez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184918880, issued on May 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joan M. Albors-Sanchez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Edificio Medico Santa Cruz, Bayamon, PR, 00961. Phone: (787) 930-4845. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joan M. Albors-Sanchez's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 19279, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joan M. Albors-Sanchez prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joan M. Albors-Sanchez had 978 Medicare Part D claims for 174 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.

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