NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Hernandez-Rios, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Bayamon, PR

Luis Hernandez-Rios, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1649351768, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 010317, 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
1649351768
Name
Luis Hernandez-Rios
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
010317 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
B1 Calle Santa Cruz Ste 502, Bayamon, PR 00961
Phone
(787) 785-6410
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 9, 2022
Fax
(787) 785-6468
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120315000265); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1989
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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28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,088 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Luis Hernandez-Rios1,088
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate304 claims
  2. Ketorolac Tromethamine299 claims
  3. Gatifloxacin85 claims
  4. Latanoprost82 claims
  5. Ofloxacin80 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate75 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: $199.93

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Hernandez-Rios$199.93
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.

Other ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico

  1. Frank Abella Ayala, MDCaguas, PR1528514247
  2. Itza Acevedo Ojeda, M.D.Bayamon, PR1932514585
  3. Sarah Acevedo-Roman, MDGuaynabo, PR1417990441
  4. Alejandro Acosta Rivera, M.D.San German, PR1366431819
  5. Alejandro Acosta-Ortiz, MDCabo Rojo, PR1992254569
  6. Luma Al-Attar, MDManati, PR1184667792
  7. Luis Alcaraz, M.D.Aguadilla, PR1679682603
  8. Vicente Alcaraz, MDSan Juan, PR1275522591
  9. Karla Alejandro, M.D.Guaynabo, PR1609066000
  10. Juan Almodovar, M.D.Mayaguez, PR1194969543

Common questions

What is Luis Hernandez-Rios, MD's NPI number?

Luis Hernandez-Rios, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649351768, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Hernandez-Rios, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at B1 Calle Santa Cruz Ste 502, Bayamon, PR, 00961. Phone: (787) 785-6410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Hernandez-Rios, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 010317, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Luis Hernandez-Rios, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Hernandez-Rios, MD had 1,088 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.