Plastisch Chirurgische Praktijk H.T. van Niel
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 51/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #8 of 9 ranked clinics · last checked 24 September 2026
No crown: crowns require register-verified gates, never a clinic's own claim.
51/100
coverage 91% (threshold 75%)
Summary
Plastic-surgery practice in Oranjestad. The Dr. Horacio Oduber Hospital lists the responsible plastic surgeon among its specialists with the practice telephone number, and the Government of Aruba list of medical specialists names him with his specialism. The practice has no website of its own; its public page is the hospital listing, which publishes no registration numbers, no advertising claims and no patient documents. The Aruba Chamber of Commerce trade register matches an active legal entity under the practice name.
This clinic publishes no site of its own; its public surface is the page of its host facility.
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 Could not verify — this register is closed to machine queries in this country, so the axis is left out of the coverage calculation for every clinic on this site. Not a negative finding. Reason: Register closed to machine queries. Last attempt: hoh-specialists, 24 September 2026 — Host hospital lists "H. van Niel, MD Plastic Surgeon TEL: 588-3698"; shown on the profile as a fact — M1 is not scored while the specialist register is closed (dvg.aw answered HTTP 403 again on 2026-09-24). read via crawler |
? | ? | 26 | 2026-09-24 |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Named; role unclear. The host hospital names the physician with his role and the practice telephone number, and places him on its campus map; the Government of Aruba specialist list names him with his specialism. Initial and surname on the surface, full first name only in the government list. read via crawler [site-find] [site-location] [gov-specialists] H. van Niel, MD Plastic Surgeon TEL: 588-3698 |
SEC | 16 | 2026-09-24 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Could not verify — this register is closed to machine queries in this country, so the axis is left out of the coverage calculation for every clinic on this site. Not a negative finding. Reason: Register closed to machine queries. Last attempt: bigregister-nl, 17 September 2026 — The Netherlands BIG-register returns an active physician registration for this surname and initials. The Aruban AruBIG register (the medical_licence class) answered HTTP 403 from this egress, the clinic publishes no AruBIG number (so rubric anchor 3 does not apply), and a Netherlands registration is not the Aruban licence. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-09-24 |
| M4 | Facility registration Could not verify — this register is closed to machine queries in this country, so the axis is left out of the coverage calculation for every clinic on this site. Not a negative finding. Reason: Register closed to machine queries. Last attempt: none_found, 17 September 2026 — ZA-register answered HTTP 403 (Cloudflare) again from this egress; no secondary route lists Aruban care facilities - the inspectorate publishes policy without naming institutions and the trade register is a commercial register, not a facility licence. |
? | ? | 10 | 2026-09-24 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Only a brand, without a legal form and without a responsible person. Whatever we find ourselves is shown on the profile as a fact and does not raise this cell. The record surface (the host hospital's specialist pages) names the physician only — no legal entity, legal form or registration number. Rubric anchor 2: the company located in the trade register by us is shown as a fact, not scored. read via crawler [site-find] [site-location] |
SEC | 8 | 2026-09-24 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. No identifiers published: no AruBIG or other registration number of the physician, no facility or company number. Surface: the host hospital's own pages about the physician — https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/find-a-specialist?37d1faac_page=2 (name, role and practice telephone) and https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/location-specialist (name and building on the hospital campus map), both loaded by script on 2026-09-24 (HTTP 200, server-rendered). The physician pages the hospital links (/contacts/<name>, /department/<name>) serve an empty template; the practice's own domain where one exists serves a placeholder with no content. read via crawler [site-find] [site-location] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-09-24 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty No pattern from the lexicon found. Lexicon scan: no pattern of the closed M7 lexicon on the loaded pages (the pages carry names, roles, telephone numbers and building numbers only). Surface: the host hospital's own pages about the physician — https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/find-a-specialist?37d1faac_page=2 (name, role and practice telephone) and https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/location-specialist (name and building on the hospital campus map), both loaded by script on 2026-09-24 (HTTP 200, server-rendered). The physician pages the hospital links (/contacts/<name>, /department/<name>) serve an empty template; the practice's own domain where one exists serves a placeholder with no content. read via crawler [site-find] [site-location] |
SEC | 12 | 2026-09-24 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. Reason: Single language front. Last attempt: clinic_site, 24 September 2026 — one language front; no hreflang alternates or language links The clinic site publishes one language front; nothing to compare. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-09-24 |
| M9 | Patient documents None. None of the five classes is published for this practice on the loaded pages (no consent, risk, aftercare, revision-policy or complaint item about the practice). The hospital's site navigation carries its own "Compliment Complaint" link to the hospital complaint form; it concerns the hospital, not this private practice, and is not counted. Surface: the host hospital's own pages about the physician — https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/find-a-specialist?37d1faac_page=2 (name, role and practice telephone) and https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/location-specialist (name and building on the hospital campus map), both loaded by script on 2026-09-24 (HTTP 200, server-rendered). The physician pages the hospital links (/contacts/<name>, /department/<name>) serve an empty template; the practice's own domain where one exists serves a placeholder with no content. read via crawler [site-find] [site-location] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-09-24 |
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-find] [site-location] [kvk] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site-find] [kvk] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site-find] [asha] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site-find] [site-location] [gov-specialists] |
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. Howard van Niel (H.T. van Niel) [hoh] [gov-specialists] [asha] | Plastic surgeon | not published |
Legal entity: Plastisch Chirurgische Praktijk H.T. van Niel N.V. · H33728.0 [kvk]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [asha]
- Rhinoplasty: could not verify
- Breast surgery: could not verify
- Liposuction & body contouring: could not verify
- Hair transplant: could not verify
- Injectables: could not verify
- Medical weight loss: could not verify
Secondary findings (not scored)
What a professional society, an international directory, a hospital page or another jurisdiction’s register says, shown for information where the country’s own register is closed. These facts enter neither the score nor the coverage.
- M1 · Specialist certification of the responsible physician SECThe Aruban specialist register is not machine-accessible (registry map: specialist_board access "form"). Secondary routes: the Dr. Horacio Oduber Hospital publishes him as "H. van Niel, MD ( Plastic surgery )" on its staff page; the Government of Aruba list of medical specialists records "Dr. Niel van, Howard - Plastisch Chirug"; the hospital specialists’ association lists him as plastisch chirurg at this practice and address. Rubric anchor 2: secondary source only.[hoh] [gov-specialists] [asha]
- M5 · Legal-entity traceability SECThe Aruba Chamber of Commerce trade register returns the active company Plastisch Chirurgische Praktijk H.T. van Niel N.V. (H33728.0) bearing the physician's name. The practice's public page does not name this company.[kvk]
What we could not verify
- M1 · Specialist certification of the responsible physician — Register closed to machine queries
- M3 · Basic medical licence — Register closed to machine queries
- M4 · Facility registration — Register closed to machine queries
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency — Single language front
These cells score nothing and are not negative findings. A cell on a register that is closed to machine queries is left out of the coverage calculation; the others count against it. Each one names why it is empty; an attempt that did not complete is re-run in the next collection pass. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/find-a-specialist?37d1faac_page=2 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +297 588 3698 |
| Address | Caya Punta Brabo 13 (WTS building), Oranjestad, Aruba |
| City | Oranjestad |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gov-specialists | https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/lijst-van-medisch-specialisten | secondary | Government of Aruba list of medical specialists: "Dr. Niel van, Howard - Plastisch Chirug" (HTTP 200, plain HTML). | 17 September 2026 |
| asha | https://web.archive.org/web/20210123231448id_/https://ashaaruba.org… | secondary | Vakgroep page of the Aruban hospital specialists’ association: "H.T. Niel van plastisch chirurg Plastisch chirurgische praktijk H.T. v. Niel NV Caya Punta Brabo 13 (WTS bldg) 5883698", and the department text "De vakgroep Plastische Chirurgie is verantwoordelijk voor de zorg aan patienten die een cosmetische of reconstructieve operatie nodig hebben". Live host answers HTTP 403 from this egress; read through the Wayback snapshot of 2021-01-23. | 17 September 2026 |
| kvk | https://api.arubachamber.com/api/v1/public/bedrijf/search?searchTer… | official register | GET the Aruba Chamber of Commerce public API -> dossiernummerString "H33728.0", bedrijfsnaam "PLASTISCH CHIRURGISCHE PRAKTIJK H.T. VAN NIEL N.V.", rechtsvorm NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP, isActief true, address CAYA DR. J.E.M. (LOY) ARENDS 33, EAGLE/PAARDENBAAI, ORANJESTAD WEST. | 24 September 2026 |
| hoh | https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/location-specialist | secondary | Dr. Horacio Oduber Hospital staff page: "H. van Niel, MD ( Plastic surgery )". | 17 September 2026 |
| site-find | https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/find-a-specialist… | clinic's own site | Host hospital's specialist list (page 2): "H. van Niel, MD Plastic Surgeon TEL: 588-3698" — physician, role and the practice telephone number. | 24 September 2026 |
| site-location | https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/location-specialist | clinic's own site | Host hospital's campus map of specialists: "10 Surgeon (Plastic surgery) ( H. van Niel, MD ( Plastic surgery )". | 24 September 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2026 | axes.M5: 4 → 2 (Re-scored on the settled surface (v1.3 M5 ladder): the surface names no legal entity; the trade-register match moved to facts.) |
| 24 September 2026 | summary: null → null (Summary follows the settled surface.) |
| 24 September 2026 | axes.M9: null → 1 (Completed scan of the record surface (host-facility page) under v1.3; the earlier not_found for a surface scan is not a v1.3 state.) |
| 24 September 2026 | axes.M7: null → 5 (Completed scan of the record surface (host-facility page) under v1.3; the earlier not_found for a surface scan is not a v1.3 state.) |
| 24 September 2026 | axes.M6: null → 1 (Completed scan of the record surface (host-facility page) under v1.3; the earlier not_found for a surface scan is not a v1.3 state.) |
| 24 September 2026 | contacts.website: null → "https://www.arubahospital.com/medical-specialties/find-a-specialist?37d1faac_page=2" (Host-facility page of the practice (v1.3 surface).) |
| 24 September 2026 | surface: "official_register" → "host_facility_page" (Surface settled under methodology v1.3: the host hospital's own specialist pages carry the physician's name, role and the practice telephone. No own domain found (web searches 2026-09-24: "van Niel" plastic surgeon Aruba — hospital pages, directories and a LinkedIn profile only; LinkedIn requires a login and is not a surface).) |
| 18 September 2026 | axes.M8.nullReason: "retry" → "single_front" (Methodology v1.2 (owner ruling 2026-09-18): no website on record is single_front, not retry) |
| 18 September 2026 | axes.M1: 2 → null (Methodology v1.2 (owner ruling 2026-09-18): M1 is not scored where the country's specialist register is closed; the secondary finding moved to facts[]) |
| 17 September 2026 | Initial collection (v1.1 pass 1). |
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