Provider Profile
Jorge Ballester Maldonado is a healthcare provider in Arecibo, PR specializing in cardiovascular disease. Jorge is also listed as specializing in internal medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Jorge cared for 25 Medicare patients across 36 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more and initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes.
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CARR 129 KM 1.0 AVE SAN LUIS
Arecibo, PR 00613
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Most searched procedures
Office and noninvasive testing
Advanced imaging
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
36 services · 25 patients · 2 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
21 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Jorge Ballester Maldonado is a cardiologist in Arecibo, PR. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Jorge Ballester Maldonado is listed at Carr 129 Km 1.0 Ave San Luis, Arecibo, PR 00613. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (787) 680-7318. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
Jorge Ballester Maldonado's National Provider Identifier is 1760878664. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Jorge Ballester Maldonado attended Other, graduating in 2015. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Jorge Ballester Maldonado has 11 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2015, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Jorge Ballester Maldonado the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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