NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Vega Baja, PR

Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1932683562, issued on Sep 19, 2018. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22860, 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
1932683562
Name
Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
22860 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Carr #2 KM 40.9 BO Algarrobo, Vega Baja, PR 00693
Phone
(787) 716-7890
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2026
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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  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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

249 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Josue Ocasio Tapia249
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis25 claims
  2. Jardiance21 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate20 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
  5. Lisinopril19 claims
  6. Carvedilol16 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: $1,290.28

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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. Josue Ocasio Tapia$1,290.28
  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.

Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia among 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia, MD 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 2018, is newer than 96% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 84% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 Melendez, M.D.Vega Alta, PR 006921386776862
  2. Confesor Lasalle-Ruiz, M.D.San Sebastian, PR 006851275633984
  3. David Bermudez Nunez, MDSan German, PR 006831215970405
  4. Anibal Lugo, MDSan German, PR 006831245307545
  5. Nelson Rodriguez, MDSan German, PR 006831336216639
  6. Hector Santiago Perez, M.D.San German, PR 006831891701868
  7. Jose Garcia, MDAibonito, PR 007051073503835
  8. Jorge Martinez Diaz, MDAlbonito, PR 007051093703159

Common questions

What is Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia, MD's NPI number?

Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932683562, issued on Sep 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr #2 KM 40.9 BO Algarrobo, Vega Baja, PR, 00693. Phone: (787) 716-7890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22860, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Josue Alejandro Ocasio Tapia, MD had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.