Ronald Aponte Hernandez, MD
General Practice Physician · Ciales, PR
Ronald Aponte Hernandez, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ciales, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1619479870, issued on Mar 5, 2018. Check the license (Puerto Rico 19857, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Aponte Hernandez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 19857 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Calle 149 KM 615 Int 1.4 BO Posa, Ciales, PR 00638
- Phone
- (787) 239-2725
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190412002124); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest general practice physician records → All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Ronald Aponte Hernandez 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 19857Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
726 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone72 claims
- Famotidine67 claims
- Levofloxacin57 claims
- Dexamethasone50 claims
- Sulindac34 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate27 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: $110.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Ronald Aponte Hernandez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Ronald Aponte Hernandez, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ciales
They are 18 of the 133 NPPES records with a practice address in Ciales, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ciales → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Campos Lopez, MDCiales, PR 006381417156787
- Maria Collazo, M.D.Ciales, PR 006381699707984
- Jose Colon Gonzalez, M.D.Ciales, PR 006381205058864
- Hector DelgadoCiales, PR 006381831167915
- Maria HernandezCiales, PR 006381013985662
- Farrah Hernandez, MDCiales, PR 006381376719757
- Ana Hernandez Perez, M.D.Ciales, PR 006381255309688
- Shirley Jaime, M.D.Ciales, PR 006381568430049
Common questions
What is Ronald Aponte Hernandez, MD's NPI number?
Ronald Aponte Hernandez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619479870, issued on Mar 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Aponte Hernandez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle 149 KM 615 Int 1.4 BO Posa, Ciales, PR, 00638. Phone: (787) 239-2725. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Aponte Hernandez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 19857, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ronald Aponte Hernandez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Aponte Hernandez, MD had 726 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.