Jose E. Nazario Lugo, MD
General Practice Physician · Ponce, PR
Jose E. Nazario Lugo, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1891916607, issued on May 1, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12687, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose E. Nazario Lugo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 12687 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 818 Ave Hostos Ste C, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 284-3005
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 842-9922
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101103000358); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose E. Nazario Lugo 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 12687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
2,433 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 308 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine157 claims
- Nabumetone133 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium121 claims
- Famotidine113 claims
- Losartan Potassium91 claims
- Tramadol Hcl86 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 E. Nazario Lugo among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose E. Nazario Lugo, 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
230 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 230 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lorieva Acevedo, MDPonce, PR 007161245270560
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- Juana Bisono-Bido, MDPonce, PR 007161861508129
- Roberto Cartagena, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161841238920
- Ricardo Cedeno-Rivera, MDPonce, PR 007161598751661
- Andres Delanoy, MDPonce, PR 007161679656425
- Gricel Emmanuelli Torres, MDPonce, PR 007161932280575
- Edgardo Figueroa-Muniz, MDPonce, PR 007161730150244
Common questions
What is Jose E. Nazario Lugo, MD's NPI number?
Jose E. Nazario Lugo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891916607, issued on May 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose E. Nazario Lugo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 818 Ave Hostos Ste C, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 284-3005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose E. Nazario Lugo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12687, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose E. Nazario Lugo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose E. Nazario Lugo, MD had 2,433 Medicare Part D claims for 355 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.