Rafael Garcia Nieves, M.D.

Primary specialty

Nephrology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RN0300X

License

15441 Issued in PR

Practice address

909 Ave Tito Castro
Torre Medica San Lucas Suite 723
Ponce, PR 00716-4728

Phone

(787) 259-3355

NPI assigned

Apr 2, 2007

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PR

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

NephrologyAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, 2002

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Hospital Metropolitano Dr Pila Hospital, Ponce, PR, CCN 400003

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: rafael.garcianieves.p1@direct.vitacare.nextgenshare.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Bolanos Surgical Services,C.S.P.

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
  • Ponce, PR
  • NPI 1548599525
  NPD (past)
• Southern Bariatric Services PSC

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
  • Ponce, PR
  • NPI 1750154787
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Metro Ponce Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Ponce, PR
  • NPI 1720306343

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1248739200000",
    "number": "1497876916",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 7577",
            "city": "PONCE",
            "state": "PR",
            "postal_code": "007327577",
            "telephone_number": "787-568-5657"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "909 AVE TITO CASTRO",
            "address_2": "TORRE MEDICA SAN LUCAS SUITE 723",
            "city": "PONCE",
            "state": "PR",
            "postal_code": "007164728",
            "telephone_number": "787-259-3355"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "GARCIA NIEVES",
        "first_name": "RAFAEL",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2007-04-02",
        "last_updated": "2009-07-28",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207RN0300X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine, Nephrology",
            "state": "PR",
            "license": "15441",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Magdalena Garcia Lugo, R.N.
• Jose M Garcia Mateo, MD
• Neisha Garcia Matos
• Aurelio Garcia Medina, MD
• Kermarie Garcia Melendez
• Alberto Garcia Orta, M.D.
• Kathianny Garcia Patoja
• Anette Del Rosario Garcia Pena
• Mercedes M Garcia Pons, O.D.
• Meilyn Garcia Rodriguez

• All providers in Ponce, PR
• Nephrology Physician in Puerto Rico

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 28, 2009; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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