Dr. Victor Urzola — Plastic Surgery
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 80.5/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #2 of 11 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Single-surgeon plastic surgery practice at Avenida Escazú. Responsible surgeon named with role and tied to this address; specialist certification matched in the CMC register.
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. CMC register: Activo, Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva (fs=5329). [cmc] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by licence number. Licence MED6540 matched, status Activo. [cmc] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Not applicable: this country has no Facility register. |
— | — | — | 2026-08-31 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-08-31 |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty No pattern from the lexicon found. Superlative-sounding statements found on the site are attributed patient testimonials, out of scope for this axis; no lexicon pattern found in the clinic's own text. [site] |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
| M9 | Patient documents None. |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
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] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] |
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. Víctor Urzola Herrera [site] [cmc] | Founder, reconstructive plastic surgeon | MED6540 |
Legal entity: could not verify
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified no
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified no
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica — Registro de Infractores (physicians under a firm suspension)): no entry found [cmc-sanctions]
What we could not verify
- M5 · Legal-entity traceability
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
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://drvictorurzola.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 2208-8851 |
| Address | Avenida Escazú, Torre 301, cuarto piso, San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica |
| City | Escazú |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://drvictorurzola.com/ | clinic's own site | physician, address, phone, menu | 31 August 2026 |
| cmc | https://medicoscr.hulilabs.com/es/search?k=Urzola&sort=last_name_asc | official register | specialist certification, medical licence, status | 31 August 2026 |
| cmc-sanctions | https://medicos.cr/web2/registro-de-infractores/ | official register | no active sanction for MED6540 | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
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