NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose A. Rodriguez

Specialist · Arecibo, PR

Jose A. Rodriguez is a specialist with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1972535938, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11533, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972535938
Name
Jose A. Rodriguez
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
11533 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Hospital Cayetano Coll Y Toste, Arecibo, PR 00614
Phone
(787) 880-5533
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 880-5544
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050526000829); 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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

609 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Jose Rodriguez609
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol345 claims
  2. Clotrimazole-Betamethasone85 claims
  3. Fluconazole47 claims
  4. Medroxyprogesterone Acetate27 claims
  5. Progesterone22 claims
  6. Cefadroxil11 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 A. Rodriguez among 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico

Jose A. Rodriguez is one of 574 specialist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 54% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1985 among the 147 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 specialist records list a practice address in Arecibo

They are 17 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maria Suarez, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006141154395325
  2. Roschia Vargas, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006131700092194
  3. Yelitza Avila Aguilar, LICArecibo, PR 006121689821563
  4. Celestino Carrion Castillo, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121669416368
  5. Francisco Frias, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121457336646
  6. Martin Gorrochategui - Rodriguez, M.D.Hato Rey, PR 006121134226574
  7. Denisse Jove, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121265415665
  8. Hector Lopez Perez, MDArecibo, PR 006121821058504

Common questions

What is Jose A. Rodriguez's NPI number?

Jose A. Rodriguez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972535938, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose A. Rodriguez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hospital Cayetano Coll Y Toste, Arecibo, PR, 00614. Phone: (787) 880-5533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose A. Rodriguez's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11533, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jose A. Rodriguez prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose A. Rodriguez had 609 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.