NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel E. Pellot Cestero, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · San Juan, PR

Joel E. Pellot Cestero, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1295174217, issued on Jun 24, 2013. Check the license with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295174217
Name
Joel E. Pellot Cestero
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
Practice location
University District Hospital BO Monacillos, San Juan, PR 00935
Phone
(787) 754-0101
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240518000014); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Recinto DE Ciencias MedicasRio Piedras, PR

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

Joel E. Pellot Cestero among 45 neurological surgery physician records in Puerto Rico

Joel E. Pellot Cestero, M.D. is one of 45 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 28 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 45 neurological surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Lopez, MDSan Juan, PR 009351902644164
  2. Juan Marquez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009351669720959
  3. Sebastian OrdonezSan Juan, PR 009351225955347
  4. Antonio Alvarez-Berdecia, MDSan Juan, PR 009361780861740
  5. Orlando De JesusSan Juan, PR 009361477527729
  6. Jaime Inserni, M.D.San Juan, PR 009361932136421
  7. Erwin Rayo LopezSan Juan, PR 009361790074904
  8. Amaury Garcia, M.D.San Juan, PR 009271417284290

Common questions

What is Joel E. Pellot Cestero, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joel E. Pellot Cestero, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295174217, issued on Jun 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel E. Pellot Cestero, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at University District Hospital BO Monacillos, San Juan, PR, 00935. Phone: (787) 754-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel E. Pellot Cestero, M.D.'s license?

Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Joel E. Pellot Cestero, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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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