NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claudio Alberto Rivera, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology Physician · Mission Hills, CA

Claudio Alberto Rivera, MD, MPH is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Mission Hills, California, and NPI 1144594045, issued on Feb 24, 2012. Check the license (California A123409, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144594045
Name
Claudio Alberto Rivera
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
A123409 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11600 Indian Hills RD, Mission Hills, CA 91345
Phone
(818) 838-4500
Enumerated
Feb 24, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2026
Fax
(818) 838-7500
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170925002096); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 11600 Indian Hills RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Anabel Alcaraz Vargas, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730821497
  2. Linda Alipuria, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1851528277
  3. Jaime Altamirano, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1689680092
  4. Daanish Arastu, MDFamily Medicine Physician1619474194
  5. Luisa Arevalo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1073256558
  6. Carol Ashe, ARNPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1720082654

Verify Claudio Alberto Rivera in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

961 Medicare Part D claims for 438 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Claudio Rivera961
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine153 claims
  2. Omeprazole143 claims
  3. Peg 3350-Electrolyte104 claims
  4. Gavilyte-G73 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium72 claims
  6. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf67 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: $183.00

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Claudio Rivera$183.00
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

  1. Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupMission Hills, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Claudio Alberto Rivera among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California

Claudio Alberto Rivera, MD, MPH is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 60% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in California

There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jihad Batah, MDMission Hills, CA 913451164451233
  2. Magued Beshay, MDMission Hills, CA 913451538275938
  3. Kathan Chintamaneni, MDMission Hills, CA 913451336680644
  4. Yvette David, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451134219710
  5. Tanya Thomas, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451437593720
  6. Touraj Zolfaghari, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451659537926
  7. Richard Hu, MDSylmar, CA 913421477622660
  8. Ronald Koretz, MDSylmar, CA 913421265465579

Common questions

What is Claudio Alberto Rivera, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Claudio Alberto Rivera, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144594045, issued on Feb 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claudio Alberto Rivera, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11600 Indian Hills RD, Mission Hills, CA, 91345. Phone: (818) 838-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claudio Alberto Rivera, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists California license number A123409, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Claudio Alberto Rivera, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claudio Alberto Rivera, MD, MPH had 961 Medicare Part D claims for 438 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.