Jose R. Montes, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Juan, PR
Jose R. Montes, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1518928498, issued on Mar 30, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11061, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose R. Montes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 11061 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 735 Ave Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR 00917
- Phone
- (787) 777-0003
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 777-0005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061009000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose R. Montes 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 11061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
267 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin41 claims
- Dexamethasone35 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone31 claims
- Fluorometholone21 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 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: $105,476.12
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Recinto DE Ciencias MedicasRio Piedras, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose R. Montes among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose R. Montes, 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 2006, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jessica CedenoSan Juan, PR 009171639199599
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- Manuel Miranda-Ferrer, M.D.Hato Rey, PR 009171770612822
- William Townsend, M.D.Hato Rey, PR 009171407897283
- William Townsend-Pico, M.D.Hato Rey, PR 009171104833409
- Gabriela Trabal-Yulfo, MDSan Juan, PR 009171538564125
- Vicente Alcaraz, MDSan Juan, PR 009181275522591
- Ana Bartolomei, MDSan Juan, PR 009181073596474
Common questions
What is Jose R. Montes, MD's NPI number?
Jose R. Montes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518928498, issued on Mar 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose R. Montes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 735 Ave Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR, 00917. Phone: (787) 777-0003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose R. Montes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11061, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose R. Montes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose R. Montes, MD had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.