Jose Antonio Carro Soto, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Arecibo, PR
Jose Antonio Carro Soto, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1477534790, issued on Nov 14, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8910, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Antonio Carro Soto
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 8910 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Avenida Miramar 540, Arecibo, PR 00612
- Phone
- (787) 879-3892
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101130000555); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 211 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Jose Antonio Carro Soto 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 8910Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,778 Medicare Part D claims for 1,071 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,991 claims
- Azelastine Hcl715 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate476 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl462 claims
- Lumigan426 claims
- Timolol Maleate268 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: $381.50
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Jose Antonio Carro Soto among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose Antonio Carro Soto, MD is one of 211 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Arecibo
They are 10 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 211 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Arecibo → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stella Casillas, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121093908915
- Andres Emanuelli Anzalotta, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121023213154
- Juan Maldonado-Melendez, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121073711479
- Luis Montalvo, MDArecibo, PR 006121376639575
- Lorena Montalvo-Toledo, MDArecibo, PR 006121316431315
- Julio Narvaez Oms, MDArecibo, PR 006121255368536
- Noel Rosado Adames, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121922295930
- Pedro Vargas, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121063548824
Common questions
What is Jose Antonio Carro Soto, MD's NPI number?
Jose Antonio Carro Soto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477534790, issued on Nov 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Antonio Carro Soto, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Avenida Miramar 540, Arecibo, PR, 00612. Phone: (787) 879-3892. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Antonio Carro Soto, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8910, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose Antonio Carro Soto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Antonio Carro Soto, MD had 5,778 Medicare Part D claims for 1,071 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.