Orlando Canizares, M.D.
Legal Medicine · San Juan, PR
Orlando Canizares, M.D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1851300701, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 4921, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Orlando Canizares
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Legal Medicine 173000000X
- License number
- 4921 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Roosevelt Ave. Clinica Las Americas, San Juan, PR 00918
- Phone
- (787) 753-1999
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 753-1101
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Orlando Canizares 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 4921Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average legal medicine in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Cephalexin13 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: $98.24
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,618.84 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.
Orlando Canizares among 28 legal medicine records in Puerto Rico
Orlando Canizares, M.D. is one of 28 legal medicine records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 68% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 18% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Legal Medicine providers in Puerto Rico
There are 28 legal medicine records in Puerto Rico.
All 28 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Legal Medicine nationwide →
The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gilberto Oliveras Soto, M.D.Rio Piedras, PR 009181447211347
- Mirtha Sanchez Ovalle, M.D.San Juan, PR 009201528009404
- Norma Williams, M.D.San Juan, PR 009151508985615
- Francisco Cortes, M. D.San Juan, PR 009261134281207
- Edgardo Gonzalez, MDSan Juan, PR 009261871584490
- Rosa Rodriguez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261174796015
- Felix VillarSan Juan, PR 009071104985563
- Carmen Santaella, MDSan Juan, PR 009361306043781
Common questions
What is Orlando Canizares, M.D.'s NPI number?
Orlando Canizares, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851300701, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Orlando Canizares, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Roosevelt Ave. Clinica Las Americas, San Juan, PR, 00918. Phone: (787) 753-1999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Orlando Canizares, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 4921, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Orlando Canizares, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Orlando Canizares, M.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. 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.