NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Ponce, PR

Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1114995776, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12719, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114995776
Name
Rafael Soto Acevedo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
12719 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2431 Blvd Luis A Ferre, Ponce, PR 00717
Phone
(787) 234-5386
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2431 Blvd Luis A Ferre

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alvin Balay-Gonzalez, M.D.General Practice Physician1881900462
  2. Natalia Fernandez Davila, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1124404462
  3. Hilda Rivera, PSYDClinical Psychologist1467609834
  4. Mairim Vega, PSYDClinical Neuropsychologist1083162648
  5. Linda Velez, DMDPediatric Dentistry1043314156

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rafael Soto Acevedo96
  2. Specialty average375

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine15 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 Soto Acevedo among 808 pediatrics physician records in Puerto Rico

Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD is one of 808 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 56% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

62 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Ponce

They are 62 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 808 pediatrics physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Juan Aparicio-Colon, MDPonce, PR 007171356375901
  2. Jose Cruz-Melendez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171154379113
  3. Eliot Fernandez, MDPonce, PR 007171003879503
  4. Daiana Fernandez Gonzalez, MDPonce, PR 007171346312246
  5. Dargee Guevarez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171023071883
  6. Jose Lizasoain, MDPonce, PR 007171073588349
  7. Sonia Medina, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171336360148
  8. Carmen Mercado, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171093836108

Common questions

What is Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD's NPI number?

Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114995776, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2431 Blvd Luis A Ferre, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 234-5386. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12719, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.

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