Dr. Rafael Garcia Nieves M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1497876916 is registered to Dr. Rafael Garcia Nieves M.D., a Nephrology Physician practising at 909 Ave Tito Castro, Torre Medica San Lucas Suite 723 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Nephrology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Rafael Garcia Nieves M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2007.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20071106000266NephrologyPR
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Rafael Garcia Nieves M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Rafael Garcia Nieves M.D. directly at (787) 259-3355.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1497876916 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Nephrology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (787) 259-3355.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Rafael Garcia Nieves M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.