Walter R. Frontera, MD, PHD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · San Juan, PR
Walter R. Frontera, MD, PHD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1093796955, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 6855, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter R. Frontera
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License numbers
- 6855 PR
51049 MA
48219 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Calle Azucena, San Juan, PR 00927
- Phone
- (787) 309-5060
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070328000580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records → All 199 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Walter R. Frontera 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 6855Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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).
Walter R. Frontera among 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Puerto Rico
Walter R. Frontera, MD, PHD is one of 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 75% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1998 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 199 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Javier DeyaRio Piedras, PR 009271235888330
- Carlos Falcon Matos, M.D.San Juan, PR 009271639130123
- Rafael Sanz, MDSan Juan, PR 009271316980360
- Jose EspinalSan Juan, PR 009261447996327
- Carmen MenaSan Juan, PR 009261902821176
- Aileen Ojeda Rodriguez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261467490227
- Laura Plaza Carrillo, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261598827297
- Pablo Rodriguez-Ryan, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261740288497
Common questions
What is Walter R. Frontera, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Walter R. Frontera, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093796955, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter R. Frontera, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Calle Azucena, San Juan, PR, 00927. Phone: (787) 309-5060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter R. Frontera, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 6855, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter R. Frontera, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter R. Frontera, MD, PHD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.