Stephen Higuera, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Guaynabo, PR
Stephen Higuera, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1669702783, issued on Jan 12, 2010. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17522, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Higuera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 17522 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- C56 Calle C, Guaynabo, PR 00969
- Phone
- (787) 963-1076
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest plastic surgery physician records → All 18 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Stephen Higuera 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 17522Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim22 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine19 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: $1,757.54
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Stephen Higuera among 18 plastic surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Stephen Higuera, M.D. is one of 18 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 72% 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 89% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 89% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 22% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 18 plastic surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 18 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Guaynabo → Plastic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ricardo Jimenez-Lee, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009691225147457
- Hector Irizarry, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009681093839755
- Herman Cestero, M.D.Carolina, PR 009791336318096
- Enrique Pasarell, M.D.San Juan, PR 009271992776728
- Hexor Cruz, MDSan Juan, PR 009181548393275
- Juan Maldonado, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181720099278
- Carlos Planell, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181326259771
- Edgardo Colon-Ledee, M.D.San Juan, PR 009121023214764
Common questions
What is Stephen Higuera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Higuera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669702783, issued on Jan 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Higuera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at C56 Calle C, Guaynabo, PR, 00969. Phone: (787) 963-1076. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Higuera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17522, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Higuera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Higuera, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.