Jose F. Battistini-Christian, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Ponce, PR
Jose F. Battistini-Christian, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1104346014, issued on Jun 21, 2017. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21892, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose F. Battistini-Christian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 21892 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 917 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00733
- Phone
- (787) 844-2080
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220111002025); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 917 Ave Tito Castro
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jose F. Battistini-Christian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 21892Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
390 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone67 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium62 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
- Cephalexin35 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl18 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emergency Medicine Services OF FL LLCBrandon, FL
- Ridgewood Emergency Group, LLCWinter Haven, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose F. Battistini-Christian among 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose F. Battistini-Christian, MD is one of 278 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 76% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
48 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 48 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Javier Gonzalez, MDPonce, PR 007331881994770
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- Yiraima Medina-Blasini, M.D.Ponce, PR 007331083870976
- Yariel Sanchez Courtney, MDPonce, PR 007331629448352
- Maylin Lopez-Cortes, M.D.Ponce, PR 007311609179274
- Vivian Perez-Gomez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007311699055772
- Alexi Santos Santiago, M.D.Ponce, PR 007311801051933
- Paola Berrocal Bravo, MDCayey, PR 007361194363903
Common questions
What is Jose F. Battistini-Christian, MD's NPI number?
Jose F. Battistini-Christian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104346014, issued on Jun 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose F. Battistini-Christian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 917 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00733. Phone: (787) 844-2080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose F. Battistini-Christian, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21892, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose F. Battistini-Christian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose F. Battistini-Christian, MD had 390 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.