Edwin Ariel Rivera, MD
General Practice Physician · Carolina, PR
Edwin Ariel Rivera, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1669411211, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13980, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edwin Ariel Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 13980 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- J19 Calle Isla Verde, Carolina, PR 00983
- Phone
- (787) 640-7671
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edwin Ariel Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 13980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
440 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. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone46 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl37 claims
- Famotidine27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 claims
- Azithromycin24 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium Er22 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.
Edwin Ariel Rivera among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Edwin Ariel Rivera, 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
162 general practice physician records list a practice address in Carolina
They are 162 of the 1,535 NPPES records with a practice address in Carolina, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Carolina → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Isaac Gonzalez, M.D.Toa Baja, PR 009831134280399
- Khadijah HamdallahCarolina, PR 009831831132513
- Luis Landestoy, MDCarolina, PR 009831346212388
- Eugenia Martinez-Mendez, MDCarolina, PR 009831881650653
- Carlos Mellado, MDCarolina, PR 009831104847268
- Ada Paisan Galban, MDCarolina, PR 009831588627137
Common questions
What is Edwin Ariel Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Edwin Ariel Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669411211, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edwin Ariel Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at J19 Calle Isla Verde, Carolina, PR, 00983. Phone: (787) 640-7671. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edwin Ariel Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13980, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edwin Ariel Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edwin Ariel Rivera, MD had 440 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.