Nelly Colon, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Ponce, PR
Nelly Colon, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1700844123, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12957, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelly Colon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12957 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 Paseo Del Veterano, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 812-3030
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelly Colon 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 12957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
216 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Lisinopril15 claims
- Losartan Potassium12 claims
- Metformin Hcl11 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.
Nelly Colon among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Nelly Colon, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Evelyn Agostini Rodriguez, MDPonce, PR 007161104934041
- Elizabeth Barranco, MDPonce, PR 007161316066350
- Luis Ghigliotti, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161124061205
- Ines Hernandez Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161629065669
- Orlando Marchena Arraut, MDPonce, PR 007161831114719
- Jorge Matos Figueroa, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161790834539
- Carolyn Otero RiveraPonce, PR 007161467413328
- Marisol Perez-Guadalupe, MDPonce, PR 007161558399865
Common questions
What is Nelly Colon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nelly Colon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700844123, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelly Colon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Paseo Del Veterano, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 812-3030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelly Colon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12957, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nelly Colon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelly Colon, M.D. had 216 Medicare Part D claims for 32 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.
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.