NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar, MD

General Practice Physician · San Juan, PR

Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1164065371, issued on Oct 21, 2019. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22979, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; 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
1164065371
Name
Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
22979 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10 Calle Casia, San Juan, PR 00921
Phone
(787) 641-7582
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 6, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10 Calle Casia

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

  1. Rosemarie AcevedoRegistered Dietitian1174984306
  2. Brian Acevedo Fuentes, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770422941
  3. Sonia Adrover, MSWClinical Social Worker1710912324
  4. Miguel Agosto EncarnacionPharmacy Technician1891653259
  5. Jose Alamo, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1235143322
  6. Karlya Alejandro, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1780956276

Verify Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

311 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Edgardo Rivera Escobar311
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Nabumetone40 claims
  2. Famotidine28 claims
  3. Azithromycin24 claims
  4. Ondansetron Hcl19 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone15 claims
  6. Naproxen15 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.

Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 69% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

622 general practice physician records list a practice address in San Juan

They are 622 of the 8,960 NPPES records with a practice address in San Juan, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Myriam Amaro De Jesus, MDSan Juan, PR 009211053394734
  2. Angela Arredondo, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211609866524
  3. Deborah Arus, MDSan Juan, PR 009211225096290
  4. Eugenio Barbosa Del Valle, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211437155264
  5. Juan Berrios, MDRio Piedras, PR 009211093729717
  6. Josefa Cotto Hernandez, MDRio Piedras, PR 009211265534424
  7. Adria Diaz Gierbolini, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211407969108
  8. Ivan Figueroa Diaz, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211518935477

Common questions

What is Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar, MD's NPI number?

Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164065371, issued on Oct 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Calle Casia, San Juan, PR, 00921. Phone: (787) 641-7582. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22979, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edgardo J. Rivera Escobar, MD had 311 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.