Ricardo L. Santiago, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Manati, PR
Ricardo L. Santiago, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Manati, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1326296500, issued on Aug 30, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17771, 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. Santiago
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 17771 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 668 Hernandez Carrion Urb Atenas, Manati, PR 00674
- Phone
- (787) 918-0066
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 844-3003
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140807001250); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional cardiology physician records → All 38 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Ricardo L. Santiago 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 17771Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel127 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate126 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate77 claims
- Losartan Potassium76 claims
- Carvedilol61 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: $14,565.20
83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Pci Group LLCManati, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo L. Santiago among 38 interventional cardiology physician records in Puerto Rico
Ricardo L. Santiago, M.D. is one of 38 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 97% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 33 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 38 interventional cardiology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 38 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Manati → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Valentin Del Rio Santiago, M.D.Manati, PR 006741790982155
- Nelson Espinell-Gonzalez, M.D.Manati, PR 006741093966079
- Abner Nieves Torres, MDManati, PR 006741447781760
- Julio Valentin Nieves, MDManati, PR 006781952535346
- Hector Martinez Gonzalez, M.DMayaguez, PR 006801902008352
- Frantony Mercado Cabrera, MDMayaguez, PR 006801255774832
- Edgar Vazquez-Vargas, MDMayaguez, PR 006801932538675
- Juan Alicea-Rolon, MDUtuado, PR 006411740364587
Common questions
What is Ricardo L. Santiago, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ricardo L. Santiago, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326296500, issued on Aug 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo L. Santiago, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 668 Hernandez Carrion Urb Atenas, Manati, PR, 00674. Phone: (787) 918-0066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo L. Santiago, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17771, 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. Santiago, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo L. Santiago, M.D. had 1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.