NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Xavier Cales, M.D.

Legal Medicine · Ponce, PR

Xavier Cales, M.D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1750366969, issued on Dec 9, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8573, 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
1750366969
Name
Xavier Cales
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Legal Medicine 173000000X
License number
8573 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5259 Calle Caracas, Ponce, PR 00717
Phone
(787) 842-1496
Enumerated
Dec 9, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 842-1496
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Xavier Cales 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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average legal medicine in 2024

763 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Xavier Cales763
  2. Specialty average2,531

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone45 claims
  2. Simvastatin40 claims
  3. Lisinopril31 claims
  4. Omeprazole30 claims
  5. Famotidine26 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate25 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.

Xavier Cales among 28 legal medicine records in Puerto Rico

Xavier Cales, M.D. is one of 28 legal medicine records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 68% 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, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 18% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Legal Medicine providers in Puerto Rico

There are 28 legal medicine records in Puerto Rico.

All 28 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Legal Medicine nationwide →

The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pilar BultedPonce, PR 007171942264973
  2. Jose Flores, M.D.Caguas, PR 007271265647408
  3. Nydia Fontanez Reyes, MDFajardo, PR 007381891864138
  4. Juan De Los Santos, M.D.Vega Alta, PR 006921609852318
  5. Gisel Bonilla Reyes, MDMayaguez, PR 006801588790463
  6. Jose Ortiz, MDManati, PR 006741083711428
  7. Luis Rivera, MDVieques, PR 007651811004336
  8. Ivan Velazquez Munoz, M.DIsabela, PR 006621265514558

Common questions

What is Xavier Cales, M.D.'s NPI number?

Xavier Cales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750366969, issued on Dec 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Xavier Cales, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5259 Calle Caracas, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 842-1496. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Xavier Cales, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8573, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Xavier Cales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Xavier Cales, M.D. had 763 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. 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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