Luis Alberto Lopez Castro, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Ponce, PR
Luis Alberto Lopez Castro, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1881742021, issued on Jan 6, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10856, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis Alberto Lopez Castro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 10856 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3047 Ave Emilio Fagot, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 841-7194
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 841-7194
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luis Alberto Lopez Castro 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 10856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,120 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl43 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
- Temazepam39 claims
- Alprazolam38 claims
- Lisinopril38 claims
- Famotidine36 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: $34.66
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Luis Alberto Lopez Castro among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Luis Alberto Lopez Castro, 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% 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).
230 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 230 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Juana Bisono-Bido, MDPonce, PR 007161861508129
- Roberto Cartagena, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161841238920
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- Andres Delanoy, MDPonce, PR 007161679656425
- Gricel Emmanuelli Torres, MDPonce, PR 007161932280575
- Edgardo Figueroa-Muniz, MDPonce, PR 007161730150244
Common questions
What is Luis Alberto Lopez Castro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luis Alberto Lopez Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881742021, issued on Jan 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis Alberto Lopez Castro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3047 Ave Emilio Fagot, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 841-7194. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis Alberto Lopez Castro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10856, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luis Alberto Lopez Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis Alberto Lopez Castro, M.D. had 1,120 Medicare Part D claims for 62 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.