Argelis Rivera, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · New York, NY
Argelis Rivera, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1346507654, issued on Apr 12, 2012. Check the license (New York 281717, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Argelis Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 281717 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 505 East 70TH Street, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 746-3587
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 746-8051
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151110001686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Argelis Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 281717Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Argelis Rivera among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Argelis Rivera, M.D. is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% 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 36% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 36% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 37% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Argelis Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Argelis Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346507654, issued on Apr 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Argelis Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 East 70TH Street, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 746-3587. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Argelis Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 281717, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Argelis Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Argelis Rivera, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims; 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.