Laura Aponte, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Mayaguez, PR
Laura Aponte, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1386054773, issued on May 6, 2014. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18711, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Aponte
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 18711 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 64 Calle DE Diego E, Mayaguez, PR 00680
- Phone
- (787) 834-2985
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Aponte 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 18711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl11 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.
Laura Aponte among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Laura Aponte, M.D. is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
60 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mayaguez
They are 60 of the 1,408 NPPES records with a practice address in Mayaguez, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Urselio Alvarez-Pagan, MDMayaguez, PR 006801457312043
- Carrie Baco Brogniez, MDMayaguez, PR 006801740287143
- Ivonne Camacho Pastor, MDMayaguez, PR 006801861483141
- Alma Corbala Contreras, MDMayaguez, PR 006801457333452
- Edwin Goyco, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801245221290
- Jose Illanas, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801225005424
- Miguel Maymon Lugo, MDMayaguez, PR 006801295732766
- Humberto Olivencia, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801346246865
Common questions
What is Laura Aponte, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Aponte, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386054773, issued on May 6, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Aponte, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 64 Calle DE Diego E, Mayaguez, PR, 00680. Phone: (787) 834-2985. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Aponte, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18711, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Aponte, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Aponte, M.D. had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.