Efrain Rivera, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · El Paso, TX
Efrain Rivera, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1780780858, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (Texas G1525, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Efrain Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- G1525 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 Brown St Ste 3, El Paso, TX 79902
- Phone
- (915) 261-7226
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (915) 231-6769
- Medicaid IDs
- 129999208 TX
129999206 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050609000647); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1717 Brown St Ste 3
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eva Ramirez, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1730538281
Verify Efrain Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G1525Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
7,129 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 3,122 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,206 claims
- Gabapentin784 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl590 claims
- Pregabalin419 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl398 claims
- Meloxicam337 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: $2,742.08
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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 2 group practices
- EL Paso Physical Therapy Specialists LLCEl Paso, TX
- EL Paso Therapy Services, Inc.El Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Efrain Rivera among 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas
Efrain Rivera, M.D. is one of 301 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 250 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas.
All 301 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carlos Viesca, MDEl Paso, TX 799021609856194
- Quazi Haque, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051063413193
- Anthony Valdez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799071750324604
- Jose Villarreal, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121548231848
- Adrian Escontrias, M.D.El Paso, TX 799251316044050
- Ezekiel Sanchez, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BCEl Paso, TX 799301306817424
- Sai Gundlapalli, M.D.Odessa, TX 797611447271366
- Johnny White, MDOdessa, TX 797611336252477
Common questions
What is Efrain Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Efrain Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780780858, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Efrain Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Brown St Ste 3, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 261-7226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Efrain Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G1525, 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 Efrain Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Efrain Rivera, M.D. had 7,129 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.