Maria Elisa Ballester, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Santurce, PR
Maria Elisa Ballester, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1164649554, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 9839, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Elisa Ballester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081H0002X
- License number
- 9839 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1449 Calle Americo Salas, Santurce, PR 00909
- Phone
- (787) 725-2222
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 725-4450
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121009000758); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Elisa Ballester 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 9839Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 724 among the 42 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 4 hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Santurce → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 3 hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wildo Vargas, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261639398464
- Joyce Castro Gonzalez, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009661003023813
- Francisco Frontera-Ensenat, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006811720293855
Common questions
What is Maria Elisa Ballester, MD's NPI number?
Maria Elisa Ballester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164649554, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Elisa Ballester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1449 Calle Americo Salas, Santurce, PR, 00909. Phone: (787) 725-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Elisa Ballester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 9839, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Elisa Ballester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Elisa Ballester, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 724. 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.