NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Ponce, PR

Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1851886022, issued on Jun 28, 2018. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22192, 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
1851886022
Name
Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
22192 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
917 Avenida Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00733
Phone
(787) 844-2080
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2018
Record last updated
Apr 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211220000657); accepts Medicare assignment
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 917 Avenida Tito Castro

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

  1. Lilliana Colon-Comas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1689221301
  2. Yarelis Vazquez Perez, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1821348418

Verify Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon 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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

88 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon88
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levofloxacin25 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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Hospital Menonita DE CayeyCayey, PR · Acute Care Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico

Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon, MD is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

116 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ponce

They are 116 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lizbeth Alvarado, M.D.Ponce, PR 007331720059017
  2. Luis Colon Gonzalez, MDPonce, PR 007331962134650
  3. Lilliana Colon-Comas, MDPonce, PR 007331689221301
  4. Jose Feliciano Perez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007331831118488
  5. Gabriela Portilla SkerrettPonce, PR 007331205490273
  6. Kalopher Sandoval LugoPonce, PR 007331750240107
  7. Aurelio Garcia Medina, MDPonce, PR 007321013101021
  8. Alejandra Rivera-IrizarryPonce, PR 007321316512528

Common questions

What is Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon, MD's NPI number?

Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851886022, issued on Jun 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 917 Avenida Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00733. Phone: (787) 844-2080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22192, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luz Tanairi Cardona Colon, MD had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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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