Alvin Hernandez Rivera, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Berkeley, CA
Alvin Hernandez Rivera, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1417213422, issued on Apr 3, 2012. Check the license (California A124000, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvin Hernandez Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A124000 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2450 Ashby Ave RM 5505, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone
- (210) 204-4444
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 649-8287
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140919001377); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alvin Hernandez Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A124000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
359 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Carvedilol11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationFremont, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alvin Hernandez Rivera among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Alvin Hernandez Rivera, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 51% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Alvin Hernandez Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alvin Hernandez Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417213422, issued on Apr 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvin Hernandez Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2450 Ashby Ave RM 5505, Berkeley, CA, 94705. Phone: (210) 204-4444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvin Hernandez Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A124000, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alvin Hernandez Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvin Hernandez Rivera, M.D. had 359 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.