NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Angel Luis Rivera, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Visalia, CA

Angel Luis Rivera, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1578610028, issued on Jan 5, 2007. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578610028
Name
Angel Luis Rivera
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
192860-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
520 E Tulare Ave, Visalia, CA 93292
Phone
(559) 623-0900
Enumerated
Jan 5, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101207000362); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1989
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 520 E Tulare Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexandra AguilaHealth Educator1306629985
  2. Benjamin Ainley, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1992039465
  3. Maria Alcantar Vega, MSWSocial Worker1487451308
  4. Gisela AlmanzaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1750801601
  5. Mary AlvarezMarriage & Family Therapist1588212807
  6. Jesus Alvarez-JaureguiHealth Educator1912823709

Verify Angel Luis Rivera in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,092 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Angel Rivera1,092
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate147 claims
  2. Invega Sustenna77 claims
  3. Olanzapine67 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl63 claims
  5. Clozapine60 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl56 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: $22.27

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Angel Rivera$22.27
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. County OF TulareVisalia, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Angel Luis Rivera among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Angel Luis Rivera, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

60 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Visalia

They are 60 of the 4,225 NPPES records with a practice address in Visalia, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jane Chung, M.D.Visalia, CA 932921265519441
  2. Jean Dansereau, MDVisalia, CA 932921568414712
  3. Mary Flavan, MDVisalia, CA 932921740232990
  4. Tigran Gevorkian, M.D.Visalia, CA 932921427125509
  5. Katherine Hemela, MDVisalia, CA 932921730354119
  6. Daniel Khalil, MDVisalia, CA 932921669000402
  7. David Kilgore, MDVisalia, CA 932921548369358
  8. Rachna Kumar, MDVisalia, CA 932921932604345

Common questions

What is Angel Luis Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?

Angel Luis Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578610028, issued on Jan 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Angel Luis Rivera, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 E Tulare Ave, Visalia, CA, 93292. Phone: (559) 623-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Angel Luis Rivera, M.D.'s license?

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 Angel Luis Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Angel Luis Rivera, M.D. had 1,092 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.