NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manuel A. Morell Cataquet, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Ponce, PR

Manuel A. Morell Cataquet, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1437124120, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 7848, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437124120
Name
Manuel A. Morell Cataquet
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
7848 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2431 Avenida Las Americas, Ponce, PR 00716
Phone
(787) 840-2160
Enumerated
Feb 17, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 840-2104
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100521000080); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1981
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 2431 Avenida Las Americas

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

  1. Eugenio Rivera Rios, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1689642134

Verify Manuel A. Morell Cataquet 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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28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 396 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.

  1. Manuel Morell Cataquet1,021
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa180 claims
  2. Montelukast Sodium149 claims
  3. Azithromycin112 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate64 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate Hfa59 claims
  6. Prednisone47 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: $578.69

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Manuel Morell Cataquet$578.69
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Caribbean Pulmonary Medical Society, C.s.p.Ponce, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Manuel A. Morell Cataquet among 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Manuel A. Morell Cataquet, MD is one of 135 pulmonary disease 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 1998 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 207RP1001X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Fahed, MDPonce, PR 007161003850397
  2. Sandra Galarza-Vargas, M.DPonce, PR 007161154585255
  3. Hector Puig-Ramirez, MDPonce, PR 007161467414276
  4. Eugenio Rivera Rios, MDPonce, PR 007161689642134
  5. Jose Rodriguez Velez, MDPonce, PR 007161295285757
  6. Giovanni Veloz Irizarry, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161144619230
  7. Hector Collazo Santiago, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171912356809
  8. Luis Garcia Barreto, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171659450500

Common questions

What is Manuel A. Morell Cataquet, MD's NPI number?

Manuel A. Morell Cataquet, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437124120, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manuel A. Morell Cataquet, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2431 Avenida Las Americas, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 840-2160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manuel A. Morell Cataquet, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 7848, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Manuel A. Morell Cataquet, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Manuel A. Morell Cataquet, MD had 1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 396 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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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