Santiago Baez-Torres, M.D.
NPI 1235115825ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Ponce, PR
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (M.D.) in Ponce, Puerto Rico, trained at Ponce School of Medicine (class of 1991). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $223,996 for 4,818 claims, against $7,129 paid for services in 2024. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $912.41 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1235115825 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Dec 16, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 14, 2012 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 11474 | PR |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (PR) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 47 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 121 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $7,129 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,818 · 5,844 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 569 |
| Total drug cost | $223,996 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Ponce School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1991 |
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Hospital affiliations
- Hospital Damas IncPonce, PR
- Hospital Episcopal San Lucas IIPonce, PR
- Hospital Metropolitano Dr PilaPonce, PR
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$912.41 · 16 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$2,056 · 40 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $269.15 | 4 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | $125.00 | 1 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $124.98 | 1 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $82.62 | 1 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $72.68 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$912.41 · 16 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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