NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · San Juan, PR

Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1578614319, issued on Jan 16, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13260, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578614319
Name
Vanessa Cruz-Villegas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
13260 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 Ave DE Diego, San Juan, PR 00907
Phone
(787) 725-9315
Enumerated
Jan 16, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 724-4654
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040209000297); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1996
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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8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 211 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 150 Ave DE Diego

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emilio Arce-Lopez, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1023119831
  2. Maria Berrocal-Fernandez, MDOphthalmology Physician1104800630
  3. Jose Busquets, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1598732216
  4. Jorge Colon Martinez, M.D.Adult Medicine Physician1295791267
  5. Edgar Davila, O.D.Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist1457469959
  6. Antonio Mattei PachecoAnesthesiology Physician1013989722

Verify Vanessa Cruz-Villegas 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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

544 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Vanessa Cruz-Villegas544
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost104 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate78 claims
  3. Ketorolac Tromethamine76 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate53 claims
  5. Dorzolamide Hcl46 claims
  6. Prednisolone Acetate38 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: $289.53

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vanessa Cruz-Villegas$289.53
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Recinto DE Ciencias MedicasRio Piedras, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vanessa Cruz-Villegas among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico

Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D. is one of 211 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 96% 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 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 67% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.

All 211 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emilio Arce-Lopez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071023119831
  2. Maria Berrocal-Fernandez, MDSan Juan, PR 009071104800630
  3. Nanette De Leon, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071487819256
  4. Raul Franceschi, MDSan Juan, PR 009071770558595
  5. Cristobal Mendez-Bonilla, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071275572406
  6. Jose Plaza, MDSan Juan, PR 009071588760862
  7. Antolin Alvarez Pont, M.D.Santurce, PR 009091265413439
  8. Marino Blasini-Torres, M.D.San Juan, PR 009091780652826

Common questions

What is Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578614319, issued on Jan 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Ave DE Diego, San Juan, PR, 00907. Phone: (787) 725-9315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13260, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, M.D. had 544 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.

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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.