Rafael David Rios Vega, MD
General Practice Physician · Ciales, PR
Rafael David Rios Vega, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ciales, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1265281489, issued on May 20, 2024. Check the license (Puerto Rico 23861, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael David Rios Vega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 23861 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- PO Box 1427, Ciales, PR 00638
- Phone
- (787) 424-5454
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2024
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael David Rios Vega 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 23861Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
606 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
- Gabapentin38 claims
- Lisinopril33 claims
- Losartan Potassium29 claims
- Simvastatin29 claims
- Synthroid28 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 David Rios Vega among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Rafael David Rios Vega, 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 2024, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
18 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ciales
They are 18 of the 133 NPPES records with a practice address in Ciales, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Campos Lopez, MDCiales, PR 006381417156787
- Maria Collazo, M.D.Ciales, PR 006381699707984
- Jose Colon Gonzalez, M.D.Ciales, PR 006381205058864
- Hector DelgadoCiales, PR 006381831167915
- Maria HernandezCiales, PR 006381013985662
- Farrah Hernandez, MDCiales, PR 006381376719757
- Ana Hernandez Perez, M.D.Ciales, PR 006381255309688
- Shirley Jaime, M.D.Ciales, PR 006381568430049
Common questions
What is Rafael David Rios Vega, MD's NPI number?
Rafael David Rios Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265281489, issued on May 20, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael David Rios Vega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at PO Box 1427, Ciales, PR, 00638. Phone: (787) 424-5454. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael David Rios Vega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 23861, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rafael David Rios Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael David Rios Vega, MD had 606 Medicare Part D claims for 53 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.