NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Ponce, PR

Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1659450500, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11735, 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
1659450500
Name
Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
11735 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
450 Calle Ferrocarril, Ponce, PR 00717
Phone
(787) 840-4981
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 840-4981
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101103001067); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ponce School Of Medicine, 1990
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 450 Calle Ferrocarril

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tomas Hernandez, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1265412720
  2. Oscar Quintero Serrano, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1194723262

Verify Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto in five checks

  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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

7,560 Medicare Part D claims for 767 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Luis Garcia Barreto7,560
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine1,265 claims
  2. Montelukast Sodium1,110 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa1,074 claims
  4. Azelastine Hcl322 claims
  5. Stiolto Respimat283 claims
  6. Theophylline Er282 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: $46,927.23

90 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Garcia Barreto$46,927
  2. Specialty average$5,160

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

Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto among 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto, M.D. is one of 135 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 1998 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hector Collazo Santiago, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171912356809
  2. Lisandra Perez Colon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171942206115
  3. Hector Rosado-Toledo, MD, FACP, FCCPPonce, PR 007171851339717
  4. Orlando Vazquez Torres, MDPonce, PR 007171376512392
  5. George Fahed, MDPonce, PR 007161003850397
  6. Sandra Galarza-Vargas, M.DPonce, PR 007161154585255
  7. Manuel Morell Cataquet, MDPonce, PR 007161437124120
  8. Hector Puig-Ramirez, MDPonce, PR 007161467414276

Common questions

What is Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659450500, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Calle Ferrocarril, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 840-4981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11735, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Alexis Garcia Barreto, M.D. had 7,560 Medicare Part D claims for 767 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.

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