Katherine Vega, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Camuy, PR
Katherine Vega, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Camuy, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1639317035, issued on Jan 23, 2009. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17443, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Vega
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 17443 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr 119 KM 6.5 Interio Barrio Puente, Camuy, PR 00627
- Phone
- (787) 262-8519
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Katherine Vega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 17443Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
8,118 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 100 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin448 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium437 claims
- Famotidine344 claims
- Metformin Hcl280 claims
- Lisinopril261 claims
- Losartan Potassium257 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: $39.07
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Camuy Health Services, Inc.Camuy, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
35 general practice physician records list a practice address in Camuy
They are 35 of the 277 NPPES records with a practice address in Camuy, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 35 in Camuy → All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Camuy →
Other general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
- Veronica Abraham, MDBayamon, PR1881204089
- Manuel Abraham Gonzalez, M.D.San Juan, PR1811297534
- Jennifer Abraham Vega, MDSan Juan, PR1366030595
- Jose M. Abreu Guzman, M.D.Manati, PR1982745816
- Steven Abreu Reyes, M.D.Las Piedras, PR1801146667
- Caren Abreu Takemura, MDCarolina, PR1669110805
- Ibrahim Abu-Usbaabdel-FattahAibonito, PR1285851758
- Nidal Abukhalil Rashid, MDHatillo, PR1760435226
- Adrian Acevedo, M.D.Santa Isabel, PR1518173624
- Angel Acevedo, MDSan Juan, PR1689663817
Common questions
What is Katherine Vega, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine Vega, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639317035, issued on Jan 23, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Vega, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr 119 KM 6.5 Interio Barrio Puente, Camuy, PR, 00627. Phone: (787) 262-8519. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Vega, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17443, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine Vega, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Vega, M.D. had 8,118 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.