NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi

General Practice Dentistry · Ponce, PR

Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1255021473, issued on May 10, 2023. Check the license (Puerto Rico 3541, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255021473
Name
Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License numbers
3541 PR
0442000491 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
775 Calle Caoba Ste 25, Ponce, PR 00716
Phone
(787) 841-5111
Enumerated
May 10, 2023
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2025
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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Lourdes Vega-Castellvi18
  2. Specialty average83

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: $130.31

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lourdes Vega-Castellvi$130.31
  2. Specialty average$597.01

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

Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi among 881 general practice dentistry records in Puerto Rico

Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi is one of 881 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 96% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Ponce

They are 42 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 881 general practice dentistry records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Javier Adorno, DMDPonce, PR 007161669536504
  2. Jose Arbona, DMDPonce, PR 007161245317395
  3. Carlos Benitez, D.M.D.Ponce, PR 007161578568598
  4. Maria CastellviPonce, PR 007161578521340
  5. Patricia Irizarry, DMD, MPHPonce, PR 007161700176609
  6. Maria Melendez, DMDPonce, PR 007161427127554
  7. Zarina Mirabal, D.M.D.Ponce, PR 007161154505311
  8. Mildred Ocasio-Santiago, DMDPonce, PR 007161669525176

Common questions

What is Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi's NPI number?

Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255021473, issued on May 10, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 775 Calle Caoba Ste 25, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 841-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 3541, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lourdes Maria Vega-Castellvi had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.