State of the Art Plastic Surgery — Dr. Karim Benítez-Marchand, MD
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 93.9/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #1 of 7 ranked clinics · last checked 2 September 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Single-physician plastic-surgery practice in Guaynabo. Responsible surgeon named with role; specialist certification matched in the ABMS board register; the site publishes the physician’s Puerto Rico medical licence number, which matches the number filed with the federal NPPES registry.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Found by name or number; specialty matches what is advertised; status current. ABMS Certification Matters: currently certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, specialty Plastic Surgery, first certified 2006. [abms-profile] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. Sole physician named with role and tied to the Guaynabo address. [site-en] |
SEC | 16 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-09-02 |
| M4 | Facility registration Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 10 | 2026-09-02 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Legal entity and registration number published and matched in the register. Departamento de Estado corporate register: State of the Art Plastic Surgery, P.S.C, index 3071-711, status ACTIVE; resident agent and officer Karim Benitez Marchand match the named physician Dr. Karim Benítez-Marchand, and the registered address (Ave. San Patricio, Guaynabo) matches the clinic address. [rcp-search] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Physician numbers published; facility or legal-entity numbers not. Site publishes “Puerto Rico Medical License #12277” and the certifying board name; no facility or legal-entity number published. [site-about] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty No pattern from the lexicon found. No guarantee or unmatched-superlative language found in the clinic’s own text; patient testimonials (out of scope) are the only superlative-styled text. [site-en] |
SEC | 12 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency All load-bearing fields agree. Physician name and licence number agree between the English and Spanish fronts. [site-en] [site-about-es] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M9 | Patient documents Two or three. Downloadable Consent Form and Complications Policy published; no revision policy or dedicated complaint route found. [site-resources] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-09-02 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site-en] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site-en] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site-en] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site-en] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Karim Benítez-Marchand [site-about] [nppes] | Plastic surgeon | 12277 |
Legal entity: State of the Art Plastic Surgery, P.S.C · 3071-711 [rcp-search]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site-en]
- Rhinoplasty: verified no
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (OIG LEIE — HHS Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (federal healthcare exclusions, filterable to Puerto Rico)): no entry found [leie]
What we could not verify
- M3 · Basic medical licence
- M4 · Facility registration
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://drkarimbenitez.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1 787-620-4070 |
| Address | 101 Av. San Patricio, Guaynabo, PR 00968 |
| City | Guaynabo |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site-en | https://drkarimbenitez.com/ | clinic's own site | physician, address, phone, menu | 2 September 2026 |
| site-about | https://drkarimbenitez.com/about-us/ | clinic's own site | published Puerto Rico Medical License #12277 | 2 September 2026 |
| site-about-es | https://drkarimbenitez.com/es/sobre-nosotros/ | clinic's own site | Spanish-front licence number (same page content as English) | 2 September 2026 |
| site-resources | https://drkarimbenitez.com/patient-resources/ | clinic's own site | downloadable Consent Form, Complications Policy | 2 September 2026 |
| abms-profile | https://www.certificationmatters.org/practitioner/?crtmat_pid=71357… | official register | GET certificationmatters.org/find-my-doctor/?dsearch=1&lname=Benitez&fname=Karim&state=PR then practitioner profile | 2 September 2026 |
| nppes | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&last_name=Benitez-… | secondary | NPPES NPI registry: PR licence 12277 self-reported by the provider, cross-checking the site’s published number | 2 September 2026 |
| leie | https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/downloadables/UPDATED.csv | official register | OIG LEIE bulk CSV filtered STATE=PR, LASTNAME contains BENITEZ/MARCHAND: no active exclusion | 2 September 2026 |
| rcp-search | https://rceapi.estado.pr.gov/api/corporation/search | official register | POST rceapi.estado.pr.gov/api/corporation/search q=STATE OF THE ART → STATE OF THE ART PLASTIC SURGERY, P.S.C, 3071-711, ACTIVE | 2 September 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2026 | axes.M5: null → 5 (Departamento de Estado RCP match (follow-up pass)) |
| 2 September 2026 | Initial collection. |
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