HOSPITAL METROPOLITANO DR. PILA – NPI #1720306343
General Acute Care Hospital

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.

Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code for General Acute Care Hospital

HOSPITAL METROPOLITANO DR. PILA is a general acute care hospital located in PONCE, PR. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1720306343 to HOSPITAL METROPOLITANO DR. PILA on May 06, 2010. It is a Type-2 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an organization. Since the name “HOSPITAL METROPOLITANO DR. PILA” is a dba name, the actual legal business name for this organization is METRO PONCE INC. The primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 282N00000X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as General Acute Care Hospital.

The NPI profile was previously updated about 6 years ago on May 15, 2020. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for HOSPITAL METROPOLITANO DR. PILA below.

NPI Profile for
METRO PONCE INC

NPI Number
1720306343
Enumeration Date

(more than 16 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-2  Organization
Organization health care providers may have a single employee or thousands of employees. An example is an incorporated individual who is an organization's only employee.
Legal Name
METRO PONCE INC
Doing Business As (dba): HOSPITAL METROPOLITANO DR. PILA
Primary location
2431 AVE LAS AMERICAS
PONCE, PR 00717-2113
Phone: (787) 848-5600 Fax: (787) 651-5686
Mailing address
PO BOX 331910
PONCE, PR 00733-1910
Phone: (787) 848-5600 Fax: (787) 651-5686
Organization Subpart
No
Authorized Official
RAFAEL ALVARADO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone: (787) 848-5600
Updated
Certification Date
May 15, 2020

Note: NPPES allows providers to attest to the accuracy of their NPI data. When a provider request any change to the NPI record, they will be able to attest to their changed NPI data, resulting in an updated certification date.

Taxonomy Code(s)

A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.

Taxonomy Classification / Specialization State License
282N00000X
- General Acute Care Hospital (Primary)		 PR 52

The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.