Elvin Gerardo Rivera, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Juan, PR
Elvin Gerardo Rivera, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1245283431, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12037, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elvin Gerardo Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 12037 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 29 Washington St, San Juan, PR 00907
- Phone
- (787) 725-2964
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (787) 725-2964
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061031000061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elvin Gerardo 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 12037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,146 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate186 claims
- Losartan Potassium151 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate100 claims
- Eliquis95 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium93 claims
- Clopidogrel89 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: $34.47
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pbg Puerto Rico LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Elvin Gerardo Rivera among 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico
Elvin Gerardo Rivera, MD is one of 259 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 97% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1991 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 259 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Acevedo-Valles, MDSan Juan, PR 009071215933916
- Carlos Girod, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071417947185
- Osvaldo Jimenez-Mercado, M.D.Santurce, PR 009071336102920
- Josue Mercado, MDSan Juan, PR 009071427095041
- Joshua Mercado-MaldonadoSan Juan, PR 009071013379379
- Francisco Merced-Ortiz, MDSan Juan, PR 009071750649786
- Juan Monserrate, MDSan Juan, PR 009071285602219
- Antonio Orraca-GotaySan Juan, PR 009071225473739
Common questions
What is Elvin Gerardo Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Elvin Gerardo Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245283431, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elvin Gerardo Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29 Washington St, San Juan, PR, 00907. Phone: (787) 725-2964. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elvin Gerardo Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12037, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elvin Gerardo Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elvin Gerardo Rivera, MD had 2,146 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.