NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Angel B. Rivera Santos, MD

Nephrology Physician · Ponce, PR

Angel B. Rivera Santos, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1801856026, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12002, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801856026
Name
Angel B. Rivera Santos
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
12002 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2275 Ponce BY Pass, Ponce, PR 00717
Phone
(787) 840-1455
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(787) 848-4657
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070517000580); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ponce School Of Medicine, 1990
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 2275 Ponce BY Pass

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

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024

7,000 Medicare Part D claims for 725 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Angel Rivera Santos7,000
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Calcitriol662 claims
  2. Allopurinol570 claims
  3. Farxiga560 claims
  4. Jardiance393 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium374 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium321 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: $929.57

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Angel Rivera Santos$929.57
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Angel B. Rivera Santos among 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico

Angel B. Rivera Santos, MD is one of 152 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marco Albarran Portilla, MDPonce, PR 007171720050230
  2. Jannice Arroyo Soto, M.DPonce, PR 007171710288550
  3. Jesenia De Jesus Alvarez, MDPonce, PR 007171730600685
  4. Luis Ortiz HerediaPonce, PR 007171083810162
  5. Felix Perez-Ramos, MDPonce, PR 007171861641672
  6. Julia Torres Ortiz, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171972814416
  7. Francis Vazquez Roura, MDPonce, PR 007171194807461
  8. Luis Vazquez Zubillaga, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171891177424

Common questions

What is Angel B. Rivera Santos, MD's NPI number?

Angel B. Rivera Santos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801856026, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Angel B. Rivera Santos, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2275 Ponce BY Pass, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 840-1455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Angel B. Rivera Santos, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12002, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Angel B. Rivera Santos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Angel B. Rivera Santos, MD had 7,000 Medicare Part D claims for 725 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.

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