NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose M. Cardona, MD

General Practice Physician · San Juan, PR

Jose M. Cardona, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1427433820, issued on Jul 27, 2015. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21250, as entered in NPPES) 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427433820
Name
Jose M. Cardona
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
21250 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
516 Calle Juan J Jimenez, San Juan, PR 00918
Phone
(787) 940-4094
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2015
Record last updated
Feb 3, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 516 Calle Juan J Jimenez

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

  1. Merliz Negron Pantoja, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790160190

Verify Jose M. Cardona 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

358 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Jose Cardona358
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate28 claims
  3. Gabapentin26 claims
  4. Irbesartan24 claims
  5. Omeprazole19 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate15 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.

Jose M. Cardona among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Jose M. Cardona, MD 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 2015, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 62% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

622 general practice physician records list a practice address in San Juan

They are 622 of the 8,960 NPPES records with a practice address in San Juan, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elsa Arias, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181518955780
  2. Leonardo J Campiz JimenezSan Juan, PR 009181033116306
  3. Rene Echevarria-Cofino, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181053391201
  4. Gaspar Encarnacion, MDSan Juan, PR 009181558348243
  5. Mario Francia Perez, MDSan Juan, PR 009181851371819
  6. Angel Pacheco-Rivera, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181467446591
  7. Yasmin Pereles-Rivera, -M.D.San Juan, PR 009181710959663
  8. Jannette Porrata, M.D.Hato Rey, PR 009181801866298

Common questions

What is Jose M. Cardona, MD's NPI number?

Jose M. Cardona, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427433820, issued on Jul 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose M. Cardona, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 516 Calle Juan J Jimenez, San Juan, PR, 00918. Phone: (787) 940-4094. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose M. Cardona, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21250, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jose M. Cardona, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose M. Cardona, MD had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.

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