Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Ponce, PR
Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1205959905, issued on Apr 9, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16508, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 16508 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3201 Portales Del Monte, Ponce, PR 00780
- Phone
- (787) 675-1952
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111110000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda 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 16508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
4,435 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium414 claims
- Lisinopril277 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium171 claims
- Gabapentin157 claims
- Losartan Potassium153 claims
- Metformin Hcl152 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.
Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
230 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 230 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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Common questions
What is Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205959905, issued on Apr 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3201 Portales Del Monte, Ponce, PR, 00780. Phone: (787) 675-1952. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16508, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruben Carlos Banchs Seda, M.D. had 4,435 Medicare Part D claims for 285 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.