Yadira Dacosta, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Caguas, PR
Yadira Dacosta, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1912994294, issued on Oct 3, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16119, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yadira Dacosta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 16119 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Hospital Hima Caguas, Caguas, PR 00726
- Phone
- (787) 653-3434
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051130000528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 45 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Yadira Dacosta 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 16119Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
3,590 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl556 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa441 claims
- Memantine Hcl Er209 claims
- Galantamine Er201 claims
- Gabapentin197 claims
- Donepezil Hcl174 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: $1,477.96
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Emd Serono, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Yadira Dacosta among 45 neurological surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Yadira Dacosta, MD is one of 45 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 71% 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, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 28 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 45 neurological surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 45 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Caguas → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ricardo Fernandez-De Thomas, MDCaguas, PR 007261245763457
- Juan Vicenty Padilla, M.DCaguas, PR 007261942564729
- Luis Almodovar Fabregas, MDCaguas, PR 007251154515641
- Emil Antonio Pastrana Ramirez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251710182118
- Ivan Sosa Gonzalez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251982633368
- Ramon Del Prado Escovar, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171447235239
- Reynaldo Dejesus-Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161881791663
- Juan Lameiro, MDSan German, PR 006831245332428
Common questions
What is Yadira Dacosta, MD's NPI number?
Yadira Dacosta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912994294, issued on Oct 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yadira Dacosta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hospital Hima Caguas, Caguas, PR, 00726. Phone: (787) 653-3434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yadira Dacosta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16119, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Yadira Dacosta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yadira Dacosta, MD had 3,590 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.