NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · San Juan, PR

Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1982696746, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16146, 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
1982696746
Name
Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
16146 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1724 Ave 177 Lomas Verdes, San Juan, PR 00926
Phone
(787) 244-8224
Enumerated
Aug 18, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2025
Fax
(787) 790-6671
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101026000294); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2003
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

3,695 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. Maria Betancourt Quiles3,695
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate855 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta331 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa269 claims
  4. Breo Ellipta256 claims
  5. Prednisone240 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium183 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: $1,271.00

35 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. Maria Betancourt Quiles$1,271.00
  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.

Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles among 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1998 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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. Damaris Acosta-Miranda, MDSan Juan, PR 009261952536237
  2. Felix Leon, MDSan Juan, PR 009261073505046
  3. Viridiana Salinas Gonzalez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261659430494
  4. Jose Torres-Palacios, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261225231541
  5. Luis Nieves Garrastegui, MDRio Piedras, PR 009241255344859
  6. Pedro Baez, MDSan Juan, PR 009231922454933
  7. Edgardo Cartagena Ayala, M.D.San Juan, PR 009231033262555
  8. Joel Nieves Scharon, M.D.San Juan, PR 009231841569308

Common questions

What is Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles, M.D.'s NPI number?

Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982696746, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1724 Ave 177 Lomas Verdes, San Juan, PR, 00926. Phone: (787) 244-8224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16146, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Cristina Betancourt Quiles, M.D. had 3,695 Medicare Part D claims for 389 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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