Noel Arnau, MD
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician in Humacao, Puerto Rico. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers — including 261 in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration — see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Noel Arnau, MD filed 1,442 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- $50.65
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Noel Arnau, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,442 Top 20% higher than 80% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Noel Arnau, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Noel Arnau, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Puerto Rico
How Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Puerto Rico providers
Largest specialties in Puerto Rico (% of in-state providers)
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician ranks #285 among Puerto Rico's specialties (0% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Puerto Rico provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Noel Arnau, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician provider holding MD credentials at 55 CALLE FLOR GERENA S, Humacao, PR, 00791, with a listed phone of (787) 285-0080. NPI 1679563514 was issued on 10/23/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Arnau most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,442 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 554 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $18K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 261 enrolled providers across 36 states and an average of 705 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1679563514 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/23/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Noel Arnau, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$51
Largest payer
Boston Scientific Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,473
- Total Day Supply
- 29,084
- Generic Drug Cost
- $18K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 68.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.50
- Gender Split
- 62% female / 38% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 144, 65-74: 271, 75-84: 126, 85+: 13
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Noel Arnau, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Diclofenac Sodium
Diclofenac Sodium
366 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl
Tizanidine Hcl
366 claims
- Meloxicam 126
Meloxicam
126 claims
- Gabapentin 97
Gabapentin
97 claims
- Etodolac 94
Etodolac
94 claims
- Methylprednisolone 84
Methylprednisolone
84 claims
- Nabumetone 48
Nabumetone
48 claims
- Ketorolac Trometha… 39
Ketorolac Tromethamine
39 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 366 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 366 |
| Meloxicam | 126 |
| Gabapentin | 97 |
| Etodolac | 94 |
| Methylprednisolone | 84 |
| Nabumetone | 48 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 39 |
| Sulindac | 39 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 31 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician Overview
How Noel Arnau, MD fits within the Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
Noel Arnau, MD's 1,442 claims are above the specialty average of 705.
Nearby Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician Providers in Puerto Rico
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Puerto Rico, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Arnau.
Compare Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Puerto Rico medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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