Ricardo L. Catala, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bayamon, PR
Ricardo L. Catala, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1578681045, issued on Mar 26, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12237, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo L. Catala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 12237 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Paseo San Pablo, Bayamon, PR 00961
- Phone
- (787) 798-7574
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 269-6130
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090123000042); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo L. Catala 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 12237Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen52 claims
- Famotidine25 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine18 claims
- Cefadroxil13 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 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: $868.51
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 L. Catala among 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Ricardo L. Catala, M.D. is one of 230 surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 81% 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 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1996 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208600000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 230 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Bayamon → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mario Bernal Pablos, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611245449156
- Felix Del Rio, MDBayamon, PR 009611427540947
- Jose Lopez De Victoria, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611255446944
- Emilio Perez De Leon, MDBayamon, PR 009611538252267
- Rafael Torrellas, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611841394079
- William Ruiz GarciaBayamon, PR 009601558457762
- Ana Suarez, M.DBayamon, PR 009601417072604
- Ariel Bermudez, MDBayamon, PR 009591952314254
Common questions
What is Ricardo L. Catala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ricardo L. Catala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578681045, issued on Mar 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo L. Catala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Paseo San Pablo, Bayamon, PR, 00961. Phone: (787) 798-7574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo L. Catala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12237, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricardo L. Catala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo L. Catala, M.D. had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.