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Dr. Walter R Frontera, MD, PHD

Individual provider Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · NPI 1093796955

Dr. Walter R Frontera, MD, PHD is registered under Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1979, 47 years ago. Practices with Recinto De Ciencias Medicas, a 248-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Massachusetts, Puerto Rico and Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
47
Trained at
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Licensed in
MA, PR, TN
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
A research doctorate. In healthcare it usually sits alongside a clinical licence.

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2 Calle Azucena Santa Maria
San Juan, PR 00927-6731
Phone: (787) 309-5060

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Specialties & licences

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208100000X · Licence 6855 (PR)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Taxonomy 208100000X · Licence 51049 (MA)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Taxonomy 208100000X · Licence 48219 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1093796955
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD , PHD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 8, 2005
Last updated in NPPESMarch 3, 2017

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1979 (47 years in practice)
Group practice Recinto De Ciencias Medicas — 248 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Colleagues at Recinto De Ciencias Medicas

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 248 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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