Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte, MD
General Practice Physician · Guanica, PR
Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Guanica, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1043206246, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 14482, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 14482 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44 Calle 25 DE Julio, Guanica, PR 00653
- Phone
- (787) 821-5828
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 821-5828
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040520001495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte 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 14482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
15,168 Medicare Part D claims for 562 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,116 claims
- Lisinopril763 claims
- Metformin Hcl730 claims
- Losartan Potassium645 claims
- Gabapentin627 claims
- Simvastatin580 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: $211.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 general practice physician records list a practice address in Guanica
They are 10 of the 49 NPPES records with a practice address in Guanica, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Guanica → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexis Figueroa Rodriguez, M.D.Guanica, PR 006531992775274
- Norman Gonzalez Casiano, M.DGuanica, PR 006531588623185
- Ismael Jusino-McDougall, MDGuanica, PR 006531114935061
- Amilcar Morales Prado, M.D.Guanica, PR 006531700901097
- Rodrigo Pratdesaba, M.D. PHD.Guanica, PR 006531659360113
- Lucas Riossantoni, M.D.Guanica, PR 006531669542486
- Maria Siberon, M.D.Guanica, PR 006531346239811
- Benjamin Vega, M.D.Guanica, PR 006531245686534
Common questions
What is Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte, MD's NPI number?
Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043206246, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44 Calle 25 DE Julio, Guanica, PR, 00653. Phone: (787) 821-5828. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 14482, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nestor R. Frontera-Tacoronte, MD had 15,168 Medicare Part D claims for 562 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.