Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Cordova, TN
Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Cordova, Tennessee, and NPI 1881681070, issued on Oct 3, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 36449, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 36449 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8000 Centerview Pkwy, Cordova, TN 38018
- Phone
- (901) 759-3100
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2023
- Fax
- (901) 759-3196
- Medicaid IDs
- 165909001 AR
3873238 TN
00303528 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101013000576); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8000 Centerview Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 36449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
625 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 159 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin128 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen97 claims
- Prednisone70 claims
- Celecoxib64 claims
- Methylprednisolone52 claims
- Tramadol Hcl36 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $82.62
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- Campbell Clinic, PCGermantown, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez among 249 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Tennessee
Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D. is one of 249 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 249 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Tennessee.
All 249 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cordova → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christian Bradfield, DPTCordova, TN 380181043075419
- Douglas Cannon, MDCordova, TN 380181376569210
- Kevin Liu, MDCordova, TN 380181972131316
- Cornelius MartinCordova, TN 380181093234916
- Joshua Burton, MPT,DPTCollierville, TN 380171235821745
- Gregory Reynolds, LPTACollierville, TN 380171861163313
- Jonathan Romero, DPTCollierville, TN 380171619709003
- Ashley Jones, DPTBrownsville, TN 380121780335406
Common questions
What is Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881681070, issued on Oct 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8000 Centerview Pkwy, Cordova, TN, 38018. Phone: (901) 759-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 36449, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D. had 625 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.