NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Juan, PR

Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1639169204, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13813, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639169204
Name
Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
13813 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1492 Ponce DE Leon, Edificio Centro Europa, San Juan, PR 00907
Phone
(787) 723-5017
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 723-5015
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050927001085); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1998
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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4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

13,314 Medicare Part D claims for 1,022 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jose Rodriguez-Escudero13,314
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,000 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate999 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate891 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium889 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium742 claims
  6. Synthroid451 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score60.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,235.58

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Rodriguez-Escudero$1,235.58
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero among 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D. is one of 259 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 1991 among the 218 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose Acevedo-Valles, MDSan Juan, PR 009071215933916
  2. Carlos Girod, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071417947185
  3. Osvaldo Jimenez-Mercado, M.D.Santurce, PR 009071336102920
  4. Josue Mercado, MDSan Juan, PR 009071427095041
  5. Joshua Mercado-MaldonadoSan Juan, PR 009071013379379
  6. Francisco Merced-Ortiz, MDSan Juan, PR 009071750649786
  7. Juan Monserrate, MDSan Juan, PR 009071285602219
  8. Antonio Orraca-GotaySan Juan, PR 009071225473739

Common questions

What is Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639169204, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1492 Ponce DE Leon, Edificio Centro Europa, San Juan, PR, 00907. Phone: (787) 723-5017. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13813, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D. had 13,314 Medicare Part D claims for 1,022 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jose Augusto Rodriguez-Escudero, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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