Yelitza Santiago Rios, M.D.
General Practice Physician · San Juan, PR
Yelitza Santiago Rios, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1548651938, issued on Feb 6, 2015. Check the license (Puerto Rico 19010, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yelitza Santiago Rios
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 19010 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 715 Calle Francisco Zuniga, San Juan, PR 00926
- Phone
- (787) 517-1452
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160701001697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yelitza Santiago Rios 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 19010Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,037 Medicare Part D claims for 633 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen130 claims
- Baclofen112 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass104 claims
- Dexamethasone69 claims
- Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate60 claims
- Famotidine59 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: $78.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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
- Healthcare Ambulatory Services IncCaguas, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yelitza Santiago Rios among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Yelitza Santiago Rios, 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 2015, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 62% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
622 general practice physician records list a practice address in San Juan
They are 622 of the 8,960 NPPES records with a practice address in San Juan, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angel Acevedo, MDSan Juan, PR 009261689663817
- Lorenzo Bosque Hernandez, MDSan Juan, PR 009261407850175
- Richard Camacho Cuevas, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261790777282
- Luis Colon, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261639165418
- Sylvette De Leon, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261730182833
- Belen Ferrer Urbina, MDSan Juan, PR 009261952391302
- Elvin Olivero, MDSan Juan, PR 009261033113659
- Anibal Peterson-Camacho, MDSan Juan, PR 009261194715573
Common questions
What is Yelitza Santiago Rios, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yelitza Santiago Rios, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548651938, issued on Feb 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yelitza Santiago Rios, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 715 Calle Francisco Zuniga, San Juan, PR, 00926. Phone: (787) 517-1452. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yelitza Santiago Rios, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 19010, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Yelitza Santiago Rios, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yelitza Santiago Rios, M.D. had 1,037 Medicare Part D claims for 633 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.