NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Bayamon, PR

Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1316940570, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10930, 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
1316940570
Name
Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
10930 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
70 Calle Santa Cruz, Bayamon, PR 00961
Phone
(787) 620-4763
Enumerated
May 23, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 7, 2022
Fax
(787) 288-2301
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 70 Calle Santa Cruz

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  4. Jaime Busquets, MDInternal Medicine Physician1598943417
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  6. Melanie CarrasquilloNutritionist1184464299

Verify Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega in five checks

  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. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

81 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Jose Rodriguez-Vega81
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Warfarin Sodium60 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: $4,535.19

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Rodriguez-Vega$4,535.19
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega among 20 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Puerto Rico

Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega, M.D. is one of 20 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 85% 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, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 20 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Puerto Rico.

All 20 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Bayamon → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose Oneill-Rivera, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611275557373
  2. Javier Castillo Granero, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591598086357
  3. Orlando Lopez De Victoria Rivera, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591568450492
  4. Juan Vilaro Nelms, MDGuaynabo, PR 009661346233871
  5. Francisco Melendez Quinones, M.D.San Juan, PR 009361659389187
  6. Cid Quintana, MDSan Juan, PR 009361255325759
  7. Alex Cedeno Rodriguez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009271932492139
  8. Ivan Gonzalez-Cancel, MDSan Juan, PR 009271720084171

Common questions

What is Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316940570, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 70 Calle Santa Cruz, Bayamon, PR, 00961. Phone: (787) 620-4763. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10930, 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. Rodriguez-Vega, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose R. Rodriguez-Vega, M.D. had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.

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