NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1851929350 MD
Verify on CMS → Cristina Rivera, MD
Family Medicine Physician in San Antonio, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
979
Medicare Part D claims · 247 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Industry payments
$258.23
13 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Cristina Rivera, MD filed 979 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Family Medicine Physician in San Antonio, Texas.
- 979
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥75th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Cristina Rivera, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1851929350), first enumerated 03/30/2020.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 979 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$258.23 in reported industry payments (13 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Cristina Rivera, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1851929350 · Family Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MEGA · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1851929350
- ENUM-RECENT 2020
- TAX-MEGA 148K Family Medicine
- RX-LIGHT 979
- BOOK-MID 10,448 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Stephanie Wong · 2020
Cristina Rivera, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
979 ≥ 75th percentile 75% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Cristina Rivera, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Cristina Rivera, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Family Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
979 71% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Family Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1851929350 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 03/30/2020 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Cristina Rivera, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Gmg Health Systems Associates PA
San Antonio, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Cristina Rivera, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$258
Largest payer
Novo Nordisk Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Cristina Rivera, MD. To verify Cristina Rivera, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
979
Total Claims
$122K
Total Drug Cost
247
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,089
- Total Day Supply
- 59,842
- Generic Drug Cost
- $17K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 37
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.57
- Gender Split
- 77% female / 23% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 27, 65-74: 121, 75-84: 81, 85+: 18
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Cristina Rivera, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
83 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
53 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
48 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
42 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
37 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium 27
Levothyroxine Sodium
27 claims
- Gabapentin 24
Gabapentin
24 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 23
Rosuvastatin Calcium
23 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 83 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 53 |
| Lisinopril | 48 |
| Metformin Hcl | 42 |
| Losartan Potassium | 37 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 27 |
| Gabapentin | 24 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 23 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 20 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 18 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Medicine Physician Overview
How Cristina Rivera, MD fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider
Cristina Rivera, MD's 979 claims are below the specialty average of 3,418.
Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Rivera, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2020)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Rivera.
One of 10,448 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Srinivasa Aaluri
MD
El Paso, TX
Dr. Maira Aamir
MD
Shenandoah, TX
Dr. Fakhrudin Aaseemah Mohamed
M.D
Allen, TX
Dr. So Abad
MD
Wichita Falls, TX
Yoseph Abadi
Richardson, TX
Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cristina Rivera, MD's specialty? ▼
Cristina Rivera, MD specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in San Antonio, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Cristina Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Cristina Rivera, MD wrote 979 Medicare Part D claims totaling $122K in drug costs for 247 beneficiaries.
Where is Cristina Rivera, MD located? ▼
Cristina Rivera, MD is located at 720 PLEASANTON RD, San Antonio, TX, 78214. Phone: (210) 921-3800.
What is Cristina Rivera, MD's NPI number? ▼
Cristina Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851929350, issued on 03/30/2020.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Cristina Rivera, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Cristina Rivera, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate, Lisinopril. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Cristina Rivera, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Cristina Rivera, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 979 Part D claims and 247 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Cristina Rivera, MD's credentials? ▼
Cristina Rivera, MD's NPI is 1851929350 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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