Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ponce, PR
Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1760593917, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12800, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12800 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4981 Calle Peltada, Ponce, PR 00728
- Phone
- (787) 259-7352
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120418000652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 604 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza 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 12800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,664 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium626 claims
- Famotidine390 claims
- Losartan Potassium384 claims
- Lisinopril328 claims
- Alendronate Sodium317 claims
- Metformin Hcl295 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Med Centro IncPonce, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza among 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza, M.D. is one of 604 family 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1995 among the 234 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 30 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 604 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alberto Garcia Orta, M.D.Ponce, PR 007281619273604
- Osvaldo Orengo-Ramos, MDPonce, PR 007281578633327
- Nitza Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007281982679726
- Fernando Bordet Villa, M.DCanovanas, PR 007291134114705
- Jose Bruno, M.D.Caguas, PR 007271407976491
- Antulio Casiano Sosa, MDCanovanas, PR 007291215934260
- Joaquin Mendez, M.D.Canovanas, PR 007291215135413
- Katia Mercado, MDCanovanas, PR 007291780876631
Common questions
What is Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760593917, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4981 Calle Peltada, Ponce, PR, 00728. Phone: (787) 259-7352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12800, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Lourdes Banchs-Plaza, M.D. had 7,664 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.