NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Viviana T. Caban Garces, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Mayaguez, PR

Viviana T. Caban Garces, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1205941580, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16303, 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
1205941580
Name
Viviana T. Caban Garces
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
16303 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
#64 Mendez Vigo St. Centro Plaza Building, Mayaguez, PR 00680
Phone
(787) 833-8600
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070130000006); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ponce School Of Medicine, 1999
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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  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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

2,309 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Viviana Caban Garces2,309
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine391 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium319 claims
  3. Dicyclomine Hcl230 claims
  4. Esomeprazole Magnesium199 claims
  5. Gavilyte-C195 claims
  6. Gavilyte-G96 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: $1,791.61

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Viviana Caban Garces$1,791.61
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

Viviana T. Caban Garces among 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico

Viviana T. Caban Garces, M.D. is one of 203 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2000 among the 165 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose Baez, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801154443661
  2. Francisco Cebollero, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801073674271
  3. Priscilla Medero-Rodriguez, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801942564794
  4. Carlos Micames, MDMayaguez, PR 006801598787491
  5. Carlos Micames Muzaber, M.D., F.A.C.P.Mayaguez, PR 006801023095692
  6. Neal Monagas, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801629190145
  7. Omar Perez Jimenez, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801891795381
  8. Felix Rivera Borges, MDMayaguez, PR 006801821000928

Common questions

What is Viviana T. Caban Garces, M.D.'s NPI number?

Viviana T. Caban Garces, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205941580, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Viviana T. Caban Garces, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at #64 Mendez Vigo St. Centro Plaza Building, Mayaguez, PR, 00680. Phone: (787) 833-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Viviana T. Caban Garces, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16303, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Viviana T. Caban Garces, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Viviana T. Caban Garces, M.D. had 2,309 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.