Ricardo Santiago, M.D
Ricardo Santiago, M.D is a Nuclear Medicine Physician in Aguadilla, PR, registered under NPI 1710962204. This provider registers 2 separate taxonomy codes, which usually means they practise across more than one recognised specialty.
Getting there
The practice address on file is LOBBY HOSPITAL BUEN SAMARITANO AVE SEVERIANO CUEVAS 18, Aguadilla, PR 00605. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 11830 | PR | Nuclear Medicine Physician primary |
| 11830 | PR | Specialist |
This provider holds licence 11830 issued in PR. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Nuclear Medicine
- PAC ID
- 8527158898
- Enrollment ID
- I20071227000070
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Nuclear Medicine. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Nuclear Medicine covers
A nuclear medicine specialist employs the properties of radioactive atoms and molecules in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and in research. Radiation detection and imaging instrument systems are used to detect disease as it changes the function and metabolism of normal cells, tissues and organs. A wide variety of diseases can be found in this way, usually before the structure of the organ involved by the disease can be seen to be abnormal by any other techniques. Early detection of coronary artery disease (including acute heart attack), early cancer detection and evaluation of the effect of tumor treatment, diagnosis of infection and inflammation anywhere in the body and early detection of blood clot in the lungs are all possible with these techniques. Unique forms of radioactive molecules can attack and kill cancer cells (e.g., lymphoma, thyroid cancer) or can relieve the severe pain of cancer that has spread to bone NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 207U00000X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 2 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207U00000X | Nuclear Medicine Physician | 11830 | PR | primary |
| 174400000X | Specialist | 11830 | PR |
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1710962204 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Dec 7, 2005 |
| Last updated | Dec 12, 2011 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | M.D |
| Practice address |
LOBBY HOSPITAL BUEN SAMARITANO AVE SEVERIANO CUEVAS 18 Aguadilla, PR 00605 (787) 891-2175 Fax (787) 891-2175 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 3643 AVE SEVERIANO CUEVAS 18, LOBBY HOSPITAL BUEN SAMARITANO Aguadilla, PR 00605 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Sum = 56 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.