Laia Allende, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Rio Piedras, PR
Laia Allende, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1225235419, issued on Jun 29, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18226, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laia Allende
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 18226 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- St#1 Paseo Mayor D5, Rio Piedras, PR 00926
- Phone
- (787) 413-5163
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111004000597); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laia Allende 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 18226Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
290 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass108 claims
- Tramadol Hcl74 claims
- Anastrozole31 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl21 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone14 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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: $2,304.25
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Laia Allende among 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Laia Allende, M.D. is one of 230 surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1996 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Rio Piedras
They are 4 of the 372 NPPES records with a practice address in Rio Piedras, and 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 230 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Rio Piedras → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Brea, MDSan Juan, PR 009261447236724
- Manuel Colon TerronSan Juan, PR 009261881332104
- Eduardo GonzalezSan Juan, PR 009261487232591
- Rafael Pichardo, MDSan Juan, PR 009261104803857
- Guillermo Ulmos, MDSan Juan, PR 009261144429416
- Heriberto Casanova, M.D.San Juan, PR 009271275829459
- Juan Lojo-Vazquez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009271265416028
- David Solis-Lopez, MDSan Juan, PR 009271811002439
Common questions
What is Laia Allende, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laia Allende, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225235419, issued on Jun 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laia Allende, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at St#1 Paseo Mayor D5, Rio Piedras, PR, 00926. Phone: (787) 413-5163. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laia Allende, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18226, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laia Allende, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laia Allende, M.D. had 290 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.