Ernie Jose Canales Rivera, MD
General Practice Physician · Carolina, PR
Ernie Jose Canales Rivera, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1518511518, issued on Jul 29, 2019. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22052, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernie Jose Canales Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 22052 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Urb Carolina Alta Calle Milagros Cabezas Local A, Carolina, PR 00987
- Phone
- (787) 230-6230
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210420000850); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernie Jose Canales 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 22052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,786 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone75 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium73 claims
- Losartan Potassium72 claims
- Gabapentin65 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate58 claims
- Nabumetone55 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: $168.54
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Ernie Jose Canales Rivera among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Ernie Jose Canales 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 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 fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Agnes Acosta, M.D.Carolina, PR 009871063513877
- Margarita Arenalde, MDCarolina, PR 009871700960432
- Rosana Ayala Reyes, M.D.Carolina, PR 009871225083850
- Hector Caban, MDCarolina, PR 009871093833857
- Salia Cameron-Morales, MDCarolina, PR 009871730297664
- Josefina EspaillatCarolina, PR 009871235226226
- Roberto Ferris, M.D.Carolina, PR 009871952466328
- Aracelia Garcia, MDCarolina, PR 009871487661872
Common questions
What is Ernie Jose Canales Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Ernie Jose Canales Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518511518, issued on Jul 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernie Jose Canales Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Urb Carolina Alta Calle Milagros Cabezas Local A, Carolina, PR, 00987. Phone: (787) 230-6230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernie Jose Canales Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22052, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ernie Jose Canales Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernie Jose Canales Rivera, MD had 1,786 Medicare Part D claims for 168 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.