NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez, M.D.

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Ponce, PR

Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez, M.D. is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1437509346, issued on Jun 21, 2016. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21371, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437509346
Name
Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
License number
21371 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
917 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00716
Phone
(787) 844-2080
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210608001625); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024

1,598 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Zahira Lugo Lopez1,598
  2. Specialty average2,630

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium216 claims
  2. Mounjaro130 claims
  3. Synthroid129 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
  5. Ozempic97 claims
  6. Trulicity77 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: $1,788.35

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Zahira Lugo Lopez$1,788.35
  2. Specialty average$5,742.15

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez among 144 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Puerto Rico

Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez, M.D. is one of 144 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 144 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francisco Nadal Colon, MDPonce, PR 007161669498358
  2. Jose Garcia Mateo, MDPonce, PR 007171932275484
  3. Jose Montalvo-Figueroa, MD FACEPonce, PR 007171386646917
  4. Ismael Rodriguez, MDPonce, PR 007171750354478
  5. Cesar Trabanco, MDPonce, PR 007171104018654
  6. Ivonne Hernandez Castro, M.D.Naranjito, PR 007191386136059
  7. Amilcar Cintron, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251790751931
  8. Alberto Grana Santini, MDCaguas, PR 007251366829731

Common questions

What is Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437509346, issued on Jun 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 917 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 844-2080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21371, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zahira Marie Lugo Lopez, M.D. had 1,598 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.