DOCTORS' CENTER HOSPITAL SAN FERNANDO DE LA CAROLINA
NPI 1255736187
General Acute Care Hospital in Carolina, PR

Q: What is Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC is 1255736187. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on November 4, 2014. The provider is doing business as Doctors' Center Hospital San Fernando De La Carolina.

Q: What is Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Active since November 04, 2014

JESUS T. PINERO BUILDING, FERNANDEZ JUNCOS AVENUE BO. PUEBLO, CAROLINA, PR 00979(787) 854-3322(787) 884-7609 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 10, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

Record update history: Jan 10, 2022, Jun 21, 2016 (2 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Doctors' Center Hospital San Fernando De La Carolina NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

DOCTORS' CENTER HOSPITAL SAN FERNANDO DE LA CAROLINA (NPI 1255736187) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Carolina, Puerto Rico and active in the NPI registry since November 2014. The organization lists Carlos Blanco, President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1255736187

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameDOCTORS CENTER HOSPITAL CAROLINA LLC

Location AddressJESUS T. PINERO BUILDING, FERNANDEZ JUNCOS AVENUE BO. PUEBLOCarolina, PR 00979

Mailing AddressPo Box 30532Manati, PR 00674-8513 · (787) 854-3322 · Fax (787) 884-7609

Phone(787) 854-3322

Fax(787) 884-7609

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialCarlos BlancoPresident · (787) 854-3322

Enumeration DateNovember 4, 2014

Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 10, 20222 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJanuary 10, 2022

✔ NPI 1255736187 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

Other Names 1

Doing Business AsDoctors' Center Hospital San Fernando De La Carolina

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment and the clinicians who bill Medicare through this organization, from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Doctors' Center Hospital San Fernando De La Carolina is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

Medicare enrollment records show 26 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Doctors' Center Hospital San Fernando De La Carolina, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 4

Diagnostic Radiology19

Interventional Radiology3

Nuclear Medicine3

Internal Medicine1

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 26

Carlos Anaya, MD

Interventional Radiology

NPI 1689627028

CALLE F VEGAS JIMENEZ MANATI MEDICAL CENTER RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Manati, PR 00674

(787) 621-3700

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Felipe Arias, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1336137462

CONDOMINIO HARBOR PLAZA 105 PASEO CONCEPCION DE GRACIA APTO. 605
San Juan, PR 00901

(787) 508-0177

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Jose Barreras, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1740343052

378 CALLE REY JORGE LA VILLA DE TORRIMAR
Guaynabo, PR 00969

(787) 708-0899

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Sebastian Brito-Orama

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1689292443

PUERTO RICO MEDICAL CENTER BO MONACILLOS
San Juan, PR 00917

(787) 378-2599

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Francisco Casalduc

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1649655192

1 MEDICAL CENTER DR
Morgantown, WV 26506

(855) 988-2273

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Euri Fernandez Nunez, MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1881079150

JESUS T. PINERO BUILDING, UNIT 8 92JV+5P9, CLL MOLINILLO
Carolina, PR 00986

(787) 626-3322

✔ PECOS

Efren Flores, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1982730628

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL 55 FRUIT STREET
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 724-4255

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Christian Fourquet Caraballo

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1497298525

20 YORK ST
New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 688-2433

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Gabriela Hernandez Villate, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1427588862

600 N WOLFE ST
Baltimore, MD 21287

(410) 955-5000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Reinaldo Laguna Figueroa, MD

Nuclear Medicine

NPI 1639145089

258 CALLE SAN JORGE SIUTE 304
Santurce, PR 00912

(787) 727-4484

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Jose Landron Guardiola, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1588653570

1451 AVENIDA ASHFORD RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT FIRST FLOOR
San Juan, PR 00907

(787) 725-5955

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Yania Lopez Alvarez, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1962734624

ADMINISTRACION DE SERVICIOS MEDICOS - RADIOLOGIA CENTRO MEDICO DE PR BO MONACILLOS
Rio Piedras, PR 00935

(787) 777-3535

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Rocio Marquez Karry, MD

Interventional Radiology

NPI 1558846915

CARR 2 KM 47.7
Manati, PR 00674

(787) 354-9347

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Francisco Morales, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1427021542

517 PIERCE ST
Kingston, PA 18704

(570) 714-7226

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Edgar Morales Chevres, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1013300433

CARR #2 KM 47.7
Manati, PR 00674

(787) 621-3322

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Elba Orduna Acum, M.D.

Nuclear Medicine

NPI 1114993912

ROAD 2 KM 47.8 DOCTORS CENTER HOSP
Manati, PR 00674

(787) 621-3329

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Brandon Pagan, MD

Interventional Radiology

NPI 1124417571

900 PR-696
Dorado, PR 00646

(787) 625-5050

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Ramon Pizarro Fornaris, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1497862122

#5062 URB TINTILLO HILLS
Guaynabo, PR 00966

(787) 249-2240

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Cristina Quintero Estades, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1346656097

3100 WESTON RD
Weston, FL 33331

(954) 689-5110

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare

Jose Vazquez Selles, MD

Nuclear Medicine

NPI 1407826944

HOSPITAL ONCOLOGICO PISO 4 CENTRO MEDICO DE PUERTO RICO, BO. MONACILLOS
Rio Piedras, PR 00935

(787) 754-3408

✔ PECOS

See all 26 clinicians

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC (CMS certification number 400132), from CMS Care Compare.

Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC

Acute Care Hospitals · Carolina, PR

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number400132

LocationEdif Jesus T Pineiro Ave Fernandez Juncos Bo PueblCarolina, PR 00979 · San Juan County · (787) 725-6038

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

1/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

1/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 6

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for pneumonia patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Unplanned Hospital Visits 10

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

Cases too small to report

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

Cases too small to report

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 5

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

348 minutes

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy

83%

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2

84%

Discharged on Statin Medication

83%

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC is 1255736187. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on November 4, 2014. The provider is doing business as Doctors' Center Hospital San Fernando De La Carolina.

Where is Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC located?

Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC is located at Jesus T. Pinero Building Fernandez Juncos Avenue Bo. Pueblo, Carolina, PR 00979. The listed phone number is (787) 854-3322.

What is Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Is Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 26 clinicians in 4 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC. A reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for the clinician's services. The largest specialties are Diagnostic Radiology (19), Interventional Radiology (3) and Nuclear Medicine (3). Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Is Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC was last updated on January 10, 2022. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.