NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD

Urology Physician · San Diego, CA

Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1699936609, issued on Jun 23, 2008. Check the license (California A143504, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699936609
Name
Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
A143504 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160921001572); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2008
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 200 W Arbor Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alison A'Court, MDAnesthesiology Physician1912218199
  2. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1255593612
  3. Geraldine Abcede, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982384046
  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

Verify Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,297 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Yahir Santiago-Lastra1,297
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol409 claims
  2. Gemtesa196 claims
  3. Gentamicin Sulfate108 claims
  4. Methenamine Hippurate87 claims
  5. Myrbetriq82 claims
  6. Yuvafem64 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $761.28

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yahir Santiago-Lastra$761.28
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra among 1,524 urology physician records in California

Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in California

There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Albo, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031912938499
  2. Jennifer Anger, MDSan Diego, CA 921031114949807
  3. Stephen Bridge, MDSan Diego, CA 921031922034891
  4. Jill Buckley, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031730198128
  5. Elward Crawford, MDSan Diego, CA 921031902814379
  6. James Fawcett, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031972505139
  7. Christopher Kane, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031083636294
  8. Charles Lakin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031548272198

Common questions

What is Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD's NPI number?

Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699936609, issued on Jun 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A143504, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD had 1,297 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Yahir Amir Santiago-Lastra, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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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