Carlos Roberto Rivera, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Carlos Roberto Rivera, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851488407, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas L9450, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Roberto Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- L9450 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 560 Meyerland Plaza Mall, Houston, TX 77096
- Phone
- (713) 442-3222
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 171175603 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250624003611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos Roberto Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L9450Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,293 Medicare Part D claims for 817 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 181 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium663 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium345 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate276 claims
- Simvastatin254 claims
- Omeprazole224 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl221 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.
Carlos Roberto Rivera among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Carlos Roberto Rivera, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Carlos Roberto Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Roberto Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851488407, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Roberto Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 560 Meyerland Plaza Mall, Houston, TX, 77096. Phone: (713) 442-3222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Roberto Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L9450, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos Roberto Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Roberto Rivera, MD had 8,293 Medicare Part D claims for 817 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.