Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Guaynabo, PR
Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1629392527, issued on Mar 22, 2010. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17825, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 17825 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Ave San Patricio, Guaynabo, PR 00968
- Phone
- (787) 545-2126
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131202001331); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo 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 17825Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 67.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $106.32
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo DE Puerto Rico, Inc.San Juan, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo among 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico
Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo is one of 135 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1998 among the 116 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alvaro Aranda- Rodriguez, MDGuaynabo, PR 009681972587970
- Juan Malpica-Santiago, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009681386959633
- Elba Martin Reyes, MDGuaynabo, PR 009681003808742
- Jonathan Torrens Olan, MDGuaynabo, PR 009681831682061
- Edgardo Adorno-Fontanez, MDGuaynabo, PR 009691063615508
- Kimberly Padilla RodriguezGuaynabo, PR 009691245698497
- Ruth Santos Rodriguez, MDGuaynabo, PR 009691508083320
- Vanessa Vando RiveraGuaynabo, PR 009691023512837
Common questions
What is Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo's NPI number?
Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629392527, issued on Mar 22, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Ave San Patricio, Guaynabo, PR, 00968. Phone: (787) 545-2126. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17825, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo had 25 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo A. Hernandez-Castillo's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.