Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Bayamon, PR
Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1821239393, issued on Mar 13, 2009. Check the license (Puerto Rico 23943, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 23943 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Ave Casa Linda, Bayamon, PR 00959
- Phone
- (787) 789-1996
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241008002924); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Ave Casa Linda
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 23943Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
787 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone175 claims
- Meloxicam95 claims
- Methotrexate65 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Celecoxib50 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate37 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $274.53
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Clinica Las Americas Guaynabo, IncBayamon, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez among 87 rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico
Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MD is one of 87 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1992 among the 69 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 87 rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 87 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Bayamon → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rene Hernandez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591932100088
- Juan Rodriguez, MDBayamon, PR 009591083623631
- Jose Irizarry Rodriguez, MDBayamon, PR 009601912920075
- Zaida Fuxench Lopez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611932200177
- Yolanda Lopez-Lopez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611962494799
- Sinia Rios, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611477510063
- Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGYBayamon, PR 009611235278516
- Ileana Vazquez Otero, MDGuaynabo, PR 009681790199271
Common questions
What is Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MD's NPI number?
Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821239393, issued on Mar 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Ave Casa Linda, Bayamon, PR, 00959. Phone: (787) 789-1996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 23943, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MD had 787 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.