Ariel Rivera, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Vega Alta, PR
Ariel Rivera, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1740398668, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13090, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ariel Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 13090 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 Carr 2, Vega Alta, PR 00692
- Phone
- (787) 883-1885
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070404000084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 350 Carr 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ariel Rivera 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 13090Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,698 Medicare Part D claims for 676 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam367 claims
- Gabapentin281 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl226 claims
- Sulindac200 claims
- Etodolac107 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium106 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
- Fisioterapia Del Norte PscVega Alta, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ariel Rivera among 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Puerto Rico
Ariel Rivera, MD is one of 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 75% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1998 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records list a practice address in Vega Alta
They are 6 of the 251 NPPES records with a practice address in Vega Alta, and 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aixa Ahorrio, O.T.Vega Alta, PR 006921114270402
- Ismael Landron, M.D.Vega Alta, PR 006921609082395
- Gloria Miranda, R.P.T.Vega Alta, PR 006921831441906
- Lilliana Rivera Nieves, THERAPISTVega Alta, PR 006921316008451
- Aracelis Sanchez, O.T.Vega Alta, PR 006921558637892
- Jorge Baez Torres, M.D.Yauco, PR 006981144210345
- Ana Garcia Nieves, PMRYauco, PR 006981972838811
- Ivette Cruz - Rivera, M.D.San German, PR 006831326056615
Common questions
What is Ariel Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Ariel Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740398668, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ariel Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Carr 2, Vega Alta, PR, 00692. Phone: (787) 883-1885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ariel Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13090, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ariel Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ariel Rivera, MD had 1,698 Medicare Part D claims for 676 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.