Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla
Hematology & Oncology Physician · San Juan, PR
Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1659828473, issued on Sep 9, 2016. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21891, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 21891 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Upr School OF Medicine Medical Science Campus, San Juan, PR 00936
- Phone
- (787) 754-0101
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240208002198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla 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 21891Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
686 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole45 claims
- Famotidine44 claims
- Eliquis41 claims
- Dexamethasone35 claims
- Prednisone34 claims
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen32 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: $3,723.23
160 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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 2 group practices
- Doctor's Center Hematology And Oncology Group, PscManati, PR
- Doctors Center Hematology And Oncology Group Bayamon PscBayamon, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla among 134 hematology & oncology physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla is one of 134 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2001 among the 98 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 134 hematology & oncology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 134 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margarita Bruno-Padilla, M.D.Hato Rey, PR 009361639119357
- Ernie Diaz Rivera, MDSan Juan, PR 009361992330831
- Omayra Gonzalez, MDSan Juan, PR 009361053304279
- Jose Abreu Arbelo, MDSan Juan, PR 009351851656441
- Eileen Pacheco - Hernandez, MDRio Piedras, PR 009351831107317
- Noridza Rivera-RodriguezSan Juan, PR 009351023210200
- Maribel Tirado-Gomez, MDSan Juan, PR 009351659303527
- Luis Baez Vallecillo, MDSan Juan, PR 009271265788855
Common questions
What is Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla's NPI number?
Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659828473, issued on Sep 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Upr School OF Medicine Medical Science Campus, San Juan, PR, 00936. Phone: (787) 754-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21891, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Carlos Lopez-Puebla had 686 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.