Providers
All 81 in PR
ALBAIXA GONZALEZ BATIZ, MD
NPI 1740855196, individual, San German, PR, General Practice
5
Evidence tier
informational
score 30 of 100, rank 11387, $280K at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | ALBAIXA GONZALEZ BATIZ, MD |
| Type | Individual |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | May 26, 2021, last updated July 6, 2021 |
| Practice location | CARR 2 KM 173, San German, PR 00683, 787-892-1860 |
| Mailing address | 11D CALLE C, URB LA MARGARITA, Salinas, PR 00751 |
| Specialties | General Practice (208D00000X, license 15-395I PR) General Practice (208D00000X, primary, license 22358 PR) |
Procedures billed
The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.
Medicaid, largest codes
| code | what it is | paid | share | per patient-month | typical | rank among providers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | $248K | 66% | $16 | $11 (top 5% from $106) | 56th percentile | |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more | $51K | 14% | $7.89 | $28 (top 5% from $147) | 21st percentile | |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | $40K | 11% | $58 | $21 (top 5% from $104) | 81st percentile | |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | $34K | 9% | $24 | $44 (top 5% from $110) | 21st percentile | |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $1K | 0% | $92 | $60 (top 5% from $133) | too few months to rank | |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | $543 | 0% | $7.87 | $31 (top 5% from $184) | too few months to rank |
In this area
81 providers in PR carry an indicator in the public record, with $52.5M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 70 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 5. 6 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MELVIN MATHEWS BERMUDEZ Manati, PR, ranked 119 | $166K |
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| 1 | PHYSICIAN H.M.O. INC. San Juan, PR, ranked 158 | $81K |
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| 1 | DIANA GALLARDO Caguas, PR, ranked 321 | $5K |
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| 1 | VILLALBA MEDICAL TRANSPORT LLC Juana Diaz, PR, ranked 401 | $909 |
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| 1 | PHYSICIAN HMO INC. San Juan, PR, ranked 408 | $680 |
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| 1 | PHYSICIAN HMO INC. Rio Piedras, PR, ranked 460 | $0 |
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| 2 | YAMIR GARCIA SEGARRA Caguas, PR, ranked 696 | $1.9M |
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| 3 | CMS HOME CARE NORTE, LLC Hatillo, PR, ranked 3502 | $0 |
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Recent enforcement in PR
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026
2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Four defendants were charged in two schemes, one involving the advertising, sale, and distribution of Semaglutide, Mounjaro, steroids, and Tirzepatide that defendants were not authorized to possess and distribute, and the other involving performing dental procedures on patients without a valid dental license and misbranding of devices.
DOJCivil settlementJun 4, 2026
Puerto Rico Pharmacies Agree to Pay $4.6 Million to Federal Authorities in Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Cases
Four pharmacies and their owners agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations that between January 2021 and January 2024 they billed Medicare and Medicaid for diverted prescriptions sold to patients that had been misrepresented as properly sourced despite unverifiable origins.
DOJPleaded guiltyJul 17, 2025
Physician Assistant who Pretended to be a Licensed Physician Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to an Agency of the United States
Villalobos-Meléndez, a licensed physician assistant who was never licensed to practice medicine, forged medical license and USMLE documents, worked as a physician in a hospital internship program, and submitted false license information on a CMS-855I form seeking enrollment as a Medicare physician provider with benefits reassigned to Physician HMO.
DOJCivil settlementDec 23, 2024
MMM Holdings, LLC Agrees to Pay 15.2 Million Dollars to Resolve Allegations that it Violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute
MMM Holdings distributed gift cards to administrative assistants of providers to induce the referral, recommendation, or arrangement for enrollment of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries in an MMM Medicare Advantage plan and submitted or caused claims for payment to Medicare.
DOJIndictedSep 25, 2024
27 Individuals Indicted for Buying and Selling Wholesale Quantities of Misbranded and Diverted Prescription Drugs Resold to the Public Through Retail Pharmacies in Puerto Rico
Defendants engaged in unlicensed wholesale distribution of misbranded and diverted prescription drugs sold to pharmacy owners and employees who resold them to customers and billed health care benefit plans as if the drugs were authentic and obtained through licensed distribution channels.
Referral packet
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