Wanda I. Nieves, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Lares, PR
Wanda I. Nieves, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Lares, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1265570345, issued on Feb 2, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 016597, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wanda I. Nieves
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- 016597 PR
16597 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Callejones, Lares, PR 00669
- Phone
- (787) 315-4824
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 650-8800
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130911000525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wanda I. Nieves 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 016597Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
10,627 Medicare Part D claims for 513 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 182 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin662 claims
- Famotidine380 claims
- Clonazepam375 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium368 claims
- Simvastatin313 claims
- Clopidogrel272 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: $120.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- Helwe CspCamuy, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wanda I. Nieves among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Wanda I. Nieves, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
36 general practice physician records list a practice address in Lares
They are 36 of the 201 NPPES records with a practice address in Lares, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Lares → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Idamaris Alicea, M.D.Lares, PR 006691609896281
- Francisco Garrastegui, M.D.Lares, PR 006691154396315
- Adalberto Gonzalez-Carbia, MDLares, PR 006691942274584
- Luis Hernandez, MDLares, PR 006691881640209
- Eva Lopez-Guzman, MDLares, PR 006691477518173
- Cesar Medina Quinones, MDLares, PR 006691174572242
- Luis Pagan Cortes, M.D.Lares, PR 006691093765091
- Edgardo Perez, MDLares, PR 006691235161944
Common questions
What is Wanda I. Nieves, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wanda I. Nieves, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265570345, issued on Feb 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wanda I. Nieves, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Callejones, Lares, PR, 00669. Phone: (787) 315-4824. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wanda I. Nieves, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 016597, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Wanda I. Nieves, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wanda I. Nieves, M.D. had 10,627 Medicare Part D claims for 513 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.