Francisco Nieves-santiago, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Guayanilla, PR

Francisco Nieves-santiago, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. He graduated from medical school in 1992 and has 32 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. He is a member of the group practice Med Centro Inc and his current practice location is C1 Calle Santoni, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (787) 835-3705.

Francisco Nieves-santiago is licensed to practice in Puerto Rico (license number 11820) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1407827066.

Contact Information

Francisco Nieves-santiago, MD
C1 Calle Santoni,
Guayanilla, PR 00656-1607
(787) 835-3705
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Physician's Profile

Full NameFrancisco Nieves-santiago
GenderMale
SpecialityFamily Practice
Experience32 Years
LocationC1 Calle Santoni, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Francisco Nieves-santiago graduated from medical school in 1992
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1407827066
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 01/31/2006
  • Last Update Date: 02/12/2015
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 5092877191
  • Enrollment ID: I20081226000135

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Francisco Nieves-santiago such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1407827066NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine 11820 (Puerto Rico)Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Med Centro Inc589069213146

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Francisco Nieves-santiago allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameMed Centro Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1295727147
PECOS PAC ID: 5890692131
Enrollment ID: O20031216000213

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Francisco Nieves-santiago is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Francisco Nieves-santiago, MD
C1 Calle Santoni,
Guayanilla, PR 00656-1607

Ph: (787) 835-3705
Francisco Nieves-santiago, MD
C1 Calle Santoni,
Guayanilla, PR 00656-1607

Ph: (787) 835-3705

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