Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia
Nephrology Physician · Ponce, PR
Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1083810162, issued on Jun 25, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16621, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 16621 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Caribbean Medical Center Ponce BY Pass 2275, Ponce, PR 00717
- Phone
- (787) 840-1455
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 848-4657
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080826000454); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 152 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia 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 16621Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,863 Medicare Part D claims for 773 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril263 claims
- Chlorthalidone192 claims
- Losartan Potassium182 claims
- Calcitriol181 claims
- Nifedipine Er166 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate153 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: $635.41
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southeast Renal Group PscPonce, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia among 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico
Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia is one of 152 nephrology 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 2007, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207RN0300X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 152 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marco Albarran Portilla, MDPonce, PR 007171720050230
- Jannice Arroyo Soto, M.DPonce, PR 007171710288550
- Jesenia De Jesus Alvarez, MDPonce, PR 007171730600685
- Felix Perez-Ramos, MDPonce, PR 007171861641672
- Angel Rivera Santos, MDPonce, PR 007171801856026
- Julia Torres Ortiz, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171972814416
- Francis Vazquez Roura, MDPonce, PR 007171194807461
- Luis Vazquez Zubillaga, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171891177424
Common questions
What is Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia's NPI number?
Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083810162, issued on Jun 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Caribbean Medical Center Ponce BY Pass 2275, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 840-1455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16621, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis Antonio Ortiz Heredia had 2,863 Medicare Part D claims for 773 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.