NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Coto Laurel, PR

Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1578506234, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 14206, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578506234
Name
Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
14206 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Torre Medica San Cristobal, Suite 401, Coto Laurel, PR 00780
Phone
(787) 842-9100
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 844-4858
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031117000269); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,498 Medicare Part D claims for 588 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 51 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rafael Vasquez Pelyhe11,498
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin653 claims
  2. Famotidine620 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium579 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium531 claims
  5. Meloxicam495 claims
  6. Lisinopril443 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: $79.84

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rafael Vasquez Pelyhe$79.84
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico

Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe, M.D. is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Coto Laurel

They are 7 of the 139 NPPES records with a practice address in Coto Laurel, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Noelia Flores De Jesus, MDPonce, PR 007801780242990
  2. Luis Irizarry-PabonCoto Laurel, PR 007801508822370
  3. Jorge Lluveras, M. D.Ponce, PR 007801639194640
  4. Marta Morell Castro, MDCoto Laurel, PR 007801871150045
  5. Maria Padilla Rodriguez, M.D.Coto Laurel, PR 007801740388164
  6. Jose Ramirez-Martinez, M. D.Coto Laurel, PR 007801649247701
  7. Helga Rodriguez Rodriguez, MDCoto Laurel, PR 007801407832736
  8. Lisa Sotomayor-Vega, MDCoto Laurel, PR 007801982776746

Common questions

What is Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578506234, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Torre Medica San Cristobal, Suite 401, Coto Laurel, PR, 00780. Phone: (787) 842-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 14206, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rafael Antonio Vasquez Pelyhe, M.D. had 11,498 Medicare Part D claims for 588 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.