Cathleen M. Rivera, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Temple, TX
Cathleen M. Rivera, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1811971484, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (Texas N4040, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cathleen M. Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- N4040 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1605 S 31St Street, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 215-0100
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 937881 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091116000155); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cathleen M. Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N4040Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,276 Medicare Part D claims for 492 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. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium509 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium356 claims
- Lisinopril234 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate216 claims
- Losartan Potassium176 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide175 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
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cathleen M. Rivera among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Cathleen M. Rivera, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
197 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Temple
They are 197 of the 4,612 NPPES records with a practice address in Temple, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Cathleen M. Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cathleen M. Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811971484, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cathleen M. Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1605 S 31St Street, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 215-0100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cathleen M. Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N4040, 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 Cathleen M. Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cathleen M. Rivera, M.D. had 5,276 Medicare Part D claims for 492 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.