Luis Nieves, M.D.
Urology Physician · San Juan, PR
Luis Nieves, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1437229259, issued on Nov 9, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 2796, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis Nieves
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 2796 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1452 Calle Americo Salas, San Juan, PR 00909
- Phone
- (787) 727-0202
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1452 Calle Americo Salas
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Luis Nieves 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 2796Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone12 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.
Luis Nieves among 115 urology physician records in Puerto Rico
Luis Nieves, M.D. is one of 115 urology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 91% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 115 urology physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Luis Chinea Rivera, MDSan Juan, PR 009091528186491
- Allan Torres, M.D.San Juan, PR 009091982690046
- Tomas Acevedo-Guevara, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071114976990
- Eduardo Canto, MDSan Juan, PR 009071366425506
- Pablo Cardona DobleSan Juan, PR 009071679522411
- Jose Saavedra-Belaunde, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071851604367
- Francois Soto-Palou, MDSan Juan, PR 009071598162182
- Jorge Rivera Mirabal, M.D.San Juan, PR 009121720489446
Common questions
What is Luis Nieves, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luis Nieves, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437229259, issued on Nov 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis Nieves, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1452 Calle Americo Salas, San Juan, PR, 00909. Phone: (787) 727-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis Nieves, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 2796, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luis Nieves, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis Nieves, M.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.