Charles Benjamin Rives, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Waco, TX
Charles Benjamin Rives, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1083057814, issued on Apr 11, 2013. Check the license (Texas S0217, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Benjamin Rives
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- S0217 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 364 Richland West Cir Ste A, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 537-0911
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (254) 537-0313
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190805000645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 364 Richland West Cir Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Bussell, MDGastroenterology Physician1306409438
- Patrice Ihry, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083018220
- Shamyal Khan, D.O.Gastroenterology Physician1972981843
- Denise Landon, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306340245
- Christina Levings, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1649497900
- Maggie Middlebrooks, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1255901690
Verify Charles Benjamin Rives in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S0217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,061 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium470 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes118 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf80 claims
- Gavilyte-G69 claims
- Omeprazole66 claims
- Linzess22 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: $1,422.65
69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Waco Gastroenterology AssociatesWaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Benjamin Rives among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Charles Benjamin Rives, M.D. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hari Ancha, MDWaco, TX 767121992755128
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- James Boss, MDWaco, TX 767121164469482
- Charles Bussell, MDWaco, TX 767121306409438
- Edward Carpenter, MDWaco, TX 767121306896840
- Edward Contreras, MDWaco, TX 767121609826445
- Shamyal Khan, D.O.Waco, TX 767121972981843
- Christina Levings, M.D.Waco, TX 767121649497900
Common questions
What is Charles Benjamin Rives, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Benjamin Rives, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083057814, issued on Apr 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Benjamin Rives, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 364 Richland West Cir Ste A, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 537-0911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Benjamin Rives, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S0217, 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 Charles Benjamin Rives, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Benjamin Rives, M.D. had 1,061 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.