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Yadira Dacosta, MD

NPI 1912994294ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Caguas, PR

Neurological Surgery (MD) in Caguas, Puerto Rico, trained at University Central del Caribe Escuela de Medicina (class of 2001). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $850,702 for 3,590 claims, against $2,624 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,542 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1912994294
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 3, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJul 8, 2007

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Neurological Surgery Primary207T00000X16119PR

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Neurology (PR)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients21
Services billed33 across 7 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$2,624

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)3,590 · 3,977 30-day fills
Patients526
Total drug cost$850,702
Generic share91% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity Central del Caribe Escuela de Medicina
Graduation year2001
Medicare specialtyNeurology

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,542 · 18 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$1,478 · 28 payments from 11 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Abbvie Inc.$1,5751
Biogen, Inc.$298.989
Tg Therapeutics, Inc.$270.002
Emd Serono, Inc.$216.492
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc$108.311

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$1,575 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$966.64 · 17 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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