NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Julio A. Peguero Rivera, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Santa Isabel, PR

Julio A. Peguero Rivera, M.D. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1619969698, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8276, 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
1619969698
Name
Julio A. Peguero Rivera
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License number
8276 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
25 Calle Betances, Santa Isabel, PR 00757
Phone
(787) 845-2190
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 845-2254
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151120001140); 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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Also registered at 25 Calle Betances

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Maria Iguina, M.D.General Practice Physician1275525255

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7.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical critical care physician in 2024

473 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.

  1. Julio Peguero Rivera473
  2. Specialty average64

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin70 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass48 claims
  3. Ciprofloxacin Hcl47 claims
  4. Chlorhexidine Gluconate44 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen43 claims
  6. Acetaminophen-Codeine18 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: $54.50

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Julio Peguero Rivera$54.50
  2. Specialty average$2,183.62

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Access Care Physicians OF Puerto Rico LLCJuana Diaz, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 9 surgical critical care physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Victor Aquino JoseCaguas, PR 007251538560206
  2. Guillermo Bolanos, MDPonce, PR 007161619072949
  3. Yvonne Baerga Varela, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211376523779
  4. Mariluz Rivera-Hernandez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211215036520
  5. Nydia De Soto, M.D.San Juan, PR 009351609134105
  6. Pablo Rodriguez-Ortiz, MDRio Piedras, PR 009351427072735
  7. Marcos Salgado-Crespo, M.D.San Juan, PR 009351285048199
  8. Julio Lopez-Maldonado, MDSan Juan, PR 009361639572621

Common questions

What is Julio A. Peguero Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?

Julio A. Peguero Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619969698, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Julio A. Peguero Rivera, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Calle Betances, Santa Isabel, PR, 00757. Phone: (787) 845-2190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Julio A. Peguero Rivera, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8276, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Julio A. Peguero Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Julio A. Peguero Rivera, M.D. had 473 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. 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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