Ricardo Birriel Vega, MD
General Practice Physician · Humacao, PR
Ricardo Birriel Vega, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Humacao, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1225595903, issued on Feb 28, 2019. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21268, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Birriel Vega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 21268 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Font Martelo, Humacao, PR 00791
- Phone
- (787) 534-3789
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo Birriel 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 21268Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
22,367 Medicare Part D claims for 848 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin1,256 claims
- Famotidine1,065 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium947 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium701 claims
- Losartan Potassium694 claims
- Lisinopril635 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: $50.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Ricardo Birriel Vega among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Ricardo Birriel 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 2019, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 69% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
91 general practice physician records list a practice address in Humacao
They are 91 of the 723 NPPES records with a practice address in Humacao, 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
- Alejandro Calvi, MDHumacao, PR 007911821086331
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- Luis Fernandez-Brito, M.D.Humacao, PR 007911487623385
- David Figueroa, M.D.Humacao, PR 007911891755047
- Manuel Guzman, MDHumacao, PR 007911184678948
- Lynneth Mercado Rodriguez, M.DHumacao, PR 007911336126168
- Sharon Millan- Aponte, M.D.Humacao, PR 007911548295314
- Yamilka Navarro Figueroa, MDHumacao, PR 007911902860828
Common questions
What is Ricardo Birriel Vega, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Birriel Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225595903, issued on Feb 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Birriel Vega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Font Martelo, Humacao, PR, 00791. Phone: (787) 534-3789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Birriel Vega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21268, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricardo Birriel Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Birriel Vega, MD had 22,367 Medicare Part D claims for 848 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.