Carol Rivera Vega, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Ponce, PR
Carol Rivera Vega, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1285890822, issued on Aug 4, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18737, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol Rivera Vega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License numbers
- 18737 PR
12004 I PR
931675 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 917 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 844-2080
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carol Rivera Vega 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 18737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
165 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alendronate Sodium87 claims
- Raloxifene Hcl18 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone15 claims
- Natazia13 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: $19.54
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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.
Carol Rivera Vega among 360 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Puerto Rico
Carol Rivera Vega, MD is one of 360 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 37 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 360 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 360 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Antonio Alvarez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161003879883
- Alfredo Bravo Colon, MDPonce, PR 007161164482220
- Maryrose Concepcion Giron, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161689777963
- Jesus Cruz-Correa, MDPonce, PR 007161043228406
- Gabriel De La Torre Bisot, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161740474865
- Luis Godreau, MDPonce, PR 007161497852461
- Jorge Martinez Colon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161528042462
- Alexandra Ortiz, MDPonce, PR 007161205856309
Common questions
What is Carol Rivera Vega, MD's NPI number?
Carol Rivera Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285890822, issued on Aug 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol Rivera Vega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 917 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 844-2080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol Rivera Vega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18737, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carol Rivera Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol Rivera Vega, MD had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.