Dr. Ian Marrero, MD — Hand & Plastic Surgery
Verification pending: less of the axis weight is sourced than the threshold requires, so no score is published yet.
Status: verification pending · last checked 2 September 2026
No crown: crowns require register-verified gates, never a clinic's own claim.
Summary
Single-physician plastic and hand-surgery practice in San Juan. Responsible surgeon named with role; specialist certification matched in the ABMS board register; the English front carries unedited template copy referencing an out-of-state location.
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, with a Surgery of the Hand subspecialty certification, first certified 2008. [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 San Juan 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 Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. no matching entity for IAN MARRERO / MARRERO HAND PLASTIC SURGERY PSC/CSP/LLC in the Departamento de Estado register (Marrero Reconstructive & Plastic Surgeons, LLC, 340432-1511, matches by name but is DISSOLVED, not a current active entity). |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-09-02 |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. Site states “Board Certified in Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery”; no licence or registration number published. [site-en] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Systematic superlatives without guarantees. Unedited template copy repeated across three procedure blocks claims to be “industry-leading” and “the leading destination for luxury cosmetic care in San Diego” — a systematic superlative pattern (and a wrong city) in the clinic’s own English-front text. [site-en] Welcome to our clinic, your pathway to natural-looking results from industry-leading surgeons and injectors. We invite you to come discover why we are the leading destination for luxury cosmetic care in San Diego. |
SEC | 12 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency All load-bearing fields agree. |
SEC | 5 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M9 | Patient documents Two or three. FAQ page publishes a “Risks and Benefits” section and a “Recovery and Aftercare” section; no consent form, revision policy or complaint route found. [site-faq] |
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. Ian Marrero [site-en] [abms-profile] | Plastic surgeon (Surgery of the Hand subspecialty) | not published |
Legal entity: could not verify
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
- M5 · Legal-entity traceability
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://www.ianmarreromd.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1 787-272-5000 |
| Address | 310 Ave. Lomas Verdes, Suite 202, San Juan, PR 00927 |
| City | San Juan |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site-en | https://www.ianmarreromd.com/ | clinic's own site | physician, address, phone, menu, superlative quote | 2 September 2026 |
| site-es | https://www.ianmarreromd.com/es | clinic's own site | Spanish-front physician, menu (consistency check) | 2 September 2026 |
| site-faq | https://www.ianmarreromd.com/faq | clinic's own site | Risks and Benefits, Recovery and Aftercare sections | 2 September 2026 |
| abms-profile | https://www.certificationmatters.org/practitioner/?crtmat_pid=84658… | official register | GET certificationmatters.org/find-my-doctor/?dsearch=1&lname=Marrero-Amadeo&fname=Ian&state=PR then practitioner profile | 2 September 2026 |
| leie | https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/downloadables/UPDATED.csv | official register | OIG LEIE bulk CSV filtered STATE=PR, LASTNAME contains MARRERO: no matching active exclusion | 2 September 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2026 | Initial collection. |
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