Ricardo Miguel Santaella, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Mayaguez, PR
Ricardo Miguel Santaella, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1659541381, issued on Mar 10, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17834, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Miguel Santaella
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 17834 PR
2008-00245 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Esquina Calle Del Rio, Mayaguez, PR 00680
- Phone
- (787) 834-2558
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 265-7925
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100818000924); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo Miguel Santaella 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 17834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,245 Medicare Part D claims for 1,108 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate1,239 claims
- Latanoprost1,006 claims
- Timolol Maleate605 claims
- Ofloxacin417 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol364 claims
- Erythromycin252 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: $438.60
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Puerto Rico Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 Miguel Santaella among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
Ricardo Miguel Santaella, MD is one of 211 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 211 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Mayaguez → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lynette Baez TorresMayaguez, PR 006801679591887
- Irvin Collado Rosas, MDMayaguez, PR 006801174584767
- Luis Cruz Cruz, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801093773731
- Rodolfo Del Toro Colberg, MDMayaguez, PR 006801598851347
- Roberto Garcia, MDMayaguez, PR 006801063477636
- Hector Ibanez, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801811934060
- Janice Justiniano, MDMayaguez, PR 006801093802829
- Jorge Rivera, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801023282795
Common questions
What is Ricardo Miguel Santaella, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Miguel Santaella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659541381, issued on Mar 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Miguel Santaella, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Esquina Calle Del Rio, Mayaguez, PR, 00680. Phone: (787) 834-2558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Miguel Santaella, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17834, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricardo Miguel Santaella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Miguel Santaella, MD had 5,245 Medicare Part D claims for 1,108 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.