Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Ponce, PR
Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1497876916, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 15441, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Garcia Nieves
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 15441 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 259-3355
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071106000266); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael Garcia Nieves 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 15441Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,182 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga143 claims
- Furosemide89 claims
- Losartan Potassium86 claims
- Calcitriol76 claims
- Allopurinol59 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium51 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: $77.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Rafael Garcia Nieves among 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico
Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D. is one of 152 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 152 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Praxedes Alvarez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161609837285
- Marco Albarran Portilla, MDPonce, PR 007171720050230
- Jannice Arroyo Soto, M.DPonce, PR 007171710288550
- Jesenia De Jesus Alvarez, MDPonce, PR 007171730600685
- Luis Ortiz HerediaPonce, PR 007171083810162
- Felix Perez-Ramos, MDPonce, PR 007171861641672
- Angel Rivera Santos, MDPonce, PR 007171801856026
- Julia Torres Ortiz, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171972814416
Common questions
What is Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497876916, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 259-3355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 15441, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D. had 1,182 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.