Ricardo D. Fontanet, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Juan, PR
Ricardo D. Fontanet, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1528299054, issued on Jul 31, 2009. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12371 I, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo D. Fontanet
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 12371 I PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University District Hospital, San Juan, PR 00922
- Phone
- (787) 754-0101
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150317001252); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo D. Fontanet 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 12371 ICheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
2,093 Medicare Part D claims for 716 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 449 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass339 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen298 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium260 claims
- Mupirocin260 claims
- Gabapentin238 claims
- Omeprazole226 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: $1,660.00
1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 D. Fontanet among 106 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Ricardo D. Fontanet, MD is one of 106 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 62% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1995 among the 62 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 106 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose AcostaSan Juan, PR 009211861073819
- Jose Aponte ReyesSan Juan, PR 009211811529639
- Eric Astacio, M.DSan Juan, PR 009211700226966
- Rafael Baella Anzalota, MDSan Juan, PR 009211386167922
- Cristian Cortes NievesRio Piedras, PR 009211407557531
- Javier Donestevez Antunano, MDSan Juan, PR 009211740813260
- Edgardo Gonzalez-Ramirez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211912985805
- Jose Guzman Gutierrez, MDSan Juan, PR 009211467038372
Common questions
What is Ricardo D. Fontanet, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo D. Fontanet, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528299054, issued on Jul 31, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo D. Fontanet, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University District Hospital, San Juan, PR, 00922. Phone: (787) 754-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo D. Fontanet, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12371 I, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricardo D. Fontanet, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo D. Fontanet, MD had 2,093 Medicare Part D claims for 716 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.