NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Osvaldo Lopez, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Las Marias, PR

Joel Osvaldo Lopez, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Las Marias, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1376762179, issued on Apr 24, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16683, 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
1376762179
Name
Joel Osvaldo Lopez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
16683 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
31 Calle San Benito, Las Marias, PR 00670
Phone
(787) 827-0285
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2023
Fax
(787) 827-0285
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070813000449); 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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Also registered at 31 Calle San Benito

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

  1. Luz Bartolomei Rodriguez, M.D.General Practice Physician1205010733

Verify Joel Osvaldo Lopez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024

9,660 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joel Lopez9,660
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium691 claims
  2. Gabapentin475 claims
  3. Simvastatin379 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl377 claims
  5. Lisinopril340 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium323 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: $284.11

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fennec Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joel Lopez$284.11
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wellness Clinical Group PscLas Marias, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joel Osvaldo Lopez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Joel Osvaldo Lopez, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · 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).

6 general practice physician records list a practice address in Las Marias

They are 6 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Marias, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luz Bartolomei Rodriguez, M.D.Las Marias, PR 006701205010733
  2. Juan Garcia, MDLas Marias, PR 006701023237625
  3. Maribel Padin, M.D.Las Marias, PR 006701093839714
  4. Jose Ramirez, M.D.Las Marias, PR 006701891926960
  5. Javier Santiago Velez, MDLas Marias, PR 006701033892971
  6. Juan Chaparro, M.D.Lares, PR 006691639343239
  7. Nydia Correa Rivera, MDLares, PR 006691144842931
  8. Waleska Gonzalez Nieves, M.D.Lares, PR 006691205008901

Common questions

What is Joel Osvaldo Lopez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joel Osvaldo Lopez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376762179, issued on Apr 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Osvaldo Lopez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31 Calle San Benito, Las Marias, PR, 00670. Phone: (787) 827-0285. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Osvaldo Lopez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16683, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joel Osvaldo Lopez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel Osvaldo Lopez, M.D. had 9,660 Medicare Part D claims for 290 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.