NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves, MD

General Practice Physician · Arecibo, PR

Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1013978246, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8433, 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
1013978246
Name
Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
8433 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
54 Calle Tnte Luis Garcia, Arecibo, PR 00612
Phone
(787) 878-5534
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 878-5570
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091012000250); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

2,926 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jose Marrero Nieves2,926
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium204 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl86 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium80 claims
  5. Gabapentin79 claims
  6. Carvedilol72 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: $202.32

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Marrero Nieves$202.32
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves, 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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).

136 general practice physician records list a practice address in Arecibo

They are 136 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pedro Arias, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121356339881
  2. David Azzaro, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121790754596
  3. Ismael Bague, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121386603041
  4. Rolando Colon Martinez, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121841267200
  5. Manuel Marcano Rivera, MDArecibo, PR 006121447224746
  6. Rafael Martinez, M.DArecibo, PR 006121609844331
  7. Martha Nieves, MDArecibo, PR 006121972565810
  8. Victor Perez Orengo, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121457322950

Common questions

What is Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves, MD's NPI number?

Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013978246, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 54 Calle Tnte Luis Garcia, Arecibo, PR, 00612. Phone: (787) 878-5534. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8433, 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 Marrero Nieves, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Antonio Marrero Nieves, MD had 2,926 Medicare Part D claims for 182 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.

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.