Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Carolina, PR
Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1336153980, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11864, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Angel Rivera - Castro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 11864 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11310 Ave. 65 Infanteria, Carolina, PR 00985
- Phone
- (787) 769-2477
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 276-0065
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190816002614); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Angel Rivera - Castro 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 11864Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,344 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,848 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate502 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol489 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl447 claims
- Lumigan403 claims
- Timolol Maleate290 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $51.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Instituto DE Ojos Y Piel, IncCarolina, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
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- Itza Acevedo Ojeda, M.D.Bayamon, PR1932514585
- Sarah Acevedo-Roman, MDGuaynabo, PR1417990441
- Alejandro Acosta Rivera, M.D.San German, PR1366431819
- Alejandro Acosta-Ortiz, MDCabo Rojo, PR1992254569
- Luma Al-Attar, MDManati, PR1184667792
- Luis Alcaraz, M.D.Aguadilla, PR1679682603
- Vicente Alcaraz, MDSan Juan, PR1275522591
- Karla Alejandro, M.D.Guaynabo, PR1609066000
- Juan Almodovar, M.D.Mayaguez, PR1194969543
Common questions
What is Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336153980, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11310 Ave. 65 Infanteria, Carolina, PR, 00985. Phone: (787) 769-2477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11864, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D. had 5,344 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.