NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leslie K. Soto, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Arecibo, PR

Leslie K. Soto, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1538302575, issued on Apr 7, 2009. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17170, 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
1538302575
Name
Leslie K. Soto
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
17170 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Sector Las Canelas, Arecibo, PR 00612
Phone
(747) 412-6733
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2009
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

1,496 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Leslie Soto1,496
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium99 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium86 claims
  3. Gabapentin78 claims
  4. Simvastatin76 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl57 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate51 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: $20.58

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Fennec Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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.

  1. Leslie Soto$20.58
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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

Leslie K. Soto among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Leslie K. Soto, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
  • 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 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

136 general practice physician records list a practice address in Arecibo

They are 136 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pedro Arias, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121356339881
  2. David Azzaro, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121790754596
  3. Ismael Bague, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121386603041
  4. Rolando Colon Martinez, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121841267200
  5. Manuel Marcano Rivera, MDArecibo, PR 006121447224746
  6. Jose Marrero Nieves, MDArecibo, PR 006121013978246
  7. Rafael Martinez, M.DArecibo, PR 006121609844331
  8. Martha Nieves, MDArecibo, PR 006121972565810

Common questions

What is Leslie K. Soto, M.D.'s NPI number?

Leslie K. Soto, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538302575, issued on Apr 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leslie K. Soto, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Sector Las Canelas, Arecibo, PR, 00612. Phone: (747) 412-6733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leslie K. Soto, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17170, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Leslie K. Soto, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leslie K. Soto, M.D. had 1,496 Medicare Part D claims for 245 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), 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.