Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1528591740, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license (Nevada 24287, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 24287 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1707 W Charleston Blvd Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV 89102
- Phone
- (702) 676-3650
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2023
- Fax
- (702) 671-5198
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230928003129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1707 W Charleston Blvd Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24287Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
- Gavilyte-G19 claims
- Omeprazole17 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $670.81
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Unlv MedicineLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras among 119 gastroenterology physician records in Nevada
Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD is one of 119 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 89% 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 88% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1998 among the 92 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Nevada
There are 119 gastroenterology physician records in Nevada.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kenneth Chow, MDLas Vegas, NV 891021912588955
- Vignan Manne, MDLas Vegas, NV 891021346660420
- Gordon Ohning, MDLas Vegas, NV 891021316967961
- Mara Posner, D.OLas Vegas, NV 891021477765634
- Chaorui Tian, M.D., PH.D.Las Vegas, NV 891021801057625
- Nicholas Tibaldi, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891021760478564
Common questions
What is Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD's NPI number?
Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528591740, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1707 W Charleston Blvd Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV, 89102. Phone: (702) 676-3650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 24287, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose Rafael Aponte-Pieras, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.4 of 100. 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.
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.