Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · San Juan, PR
Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1255318812, issued on Dec 26, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 7071, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 7071 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1449 Calle Americo Salas, San Juan, PR 00909
- Phone
- (787) 725-6001
- Enumerated
- Dec 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 724-6070
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100526000686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1449 Calle Americo Salas
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez 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 7071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
766 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost253 claims
- Lumigan104 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol82 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl53 claims
- Timolol Maleate49 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine38 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.
Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez, M.D. is one of 211 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 96% 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, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 211 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Antolin Alvarez Pont, M.D.Santurce, PR 009091265413439
- Marino Blasini-Torres, M.D.San Juan, PR 009091780652826
- Ernesto Collazo, M.D.San Juan, PR 009091134112667
- Sonia Rivera-Delgado, MDSan Juan, PR 009091467417097
- Lorna Vargas, MDSan Juan, PR 009091942208509
- Emilio Arce-Lopez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071023119831
- Maria Berrocal-Fernandez, MDSan Juan, PR 009071104800630
- Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071578614319
Common questions
What is Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255318812, issued on Dec 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1449 Calle Americo Salas, San Juan, PR, 00909. Phone: (787) 725-6001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 7071, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael A. Gallardo Mendez, M.D. had 766 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.