NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sylvette Lugo Cintron, MD

General Practice Physician · Yauco, PR

Sylvette Lugo Cintron, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Yauco, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1154304830, issued on Nov 28, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16098, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154304830
Name
Sylvette Lugo Cintron
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
16098 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Tito Mattei, Yauco, PR 00698
Phone
(787) 856-1000
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 856-0264
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061106000319); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Tito Mattei

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Verify Sylvette Lugo Cintron in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024

12,470 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sylvette Lugo Cintron12,470
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine686 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium635 claims
  3. Synthroid539 claims
  4. Gabapentin526 claims
  5. Omeprazole511 claims
  6. Simvastatin443 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: $74.89

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.

  1. Sylvette Lugo Cintron$74.89
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Sylvette Lugo Cintron among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Sylvette Lugo Cintron, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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).

53 general practice physician records list a practice address in Yauco

They are 53 of the 317 NPPES records with a practice address in Yauco, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luis Arocho, M.D.Yauco, PR 006981902888621
  2. Nellys Arroyo, MDYauco, PR 006981831143882
  3. Mario Castillo Maldonado, MDYauco, PR 006981568454932
  4. Saul Irizarry Vazquez, M.D.Yauco, PR 006981871585265
  5. Edmundo Jusino, MDYauco, PR 006981538138789
  6. Alberto Llaurador NievesYauco, PR 006981760409544
  7. Enrique Maldonado Torres, MDYauco, PR 006981871582676
  8. Gretchen Ortiz Sanchez, MDYauco, PR 006981114948742

Common questions

What is Sylvette Lugo Cintron, MD's NPI number?

Sylvette Lugo Cintron, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154304830, issued on Nov 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sylvette Lugo Cintron, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Tito Mattei, Yauco, PR, 00698. Phone: (787) 856-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sylvette Lugo Cintron, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16098, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sylvette Lugo Cintron, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sylvette Lugo Cintron, MD had 12,470 Medicare Part D claims for 440 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.