Fernando J. Rivera, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Ponce, PR
Fernando J. Rivera, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1073687992, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16659, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando J. Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 16659 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 909 Tito Castro Ave, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 651-1435
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 651-1436
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fernando J. 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 16659Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
353 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate16 claims
- Synthroid13 claims
- Mounjaro11 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: $371.84
8 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.
Fernando J. Rivera among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Fernando J. Rivera, M.D. 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 updated2016 · 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).
230 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 230 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lorieva Acevedo, MDPonce, PR 007161245270560
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- Juana Bisono-Bido, MDPonce, PR 007161861508129
- Roberto Cartagena, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161841238920
- Ricardo Cedeno-Rivera, MDPonce, PR 007161598751661
- Andres Delanoy, MDPonce, PR 007161679656425
- Gricel Emmanuelli Torres, MDPonce, PR 007161932280575
- Edgardo Figueroa-Muniz, MDPonce, PR 007161730150244
Common questions
What is Fernando J. Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fernando J. Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073687992, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando J. Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Tito Castro Ave, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 651-1435. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando J. Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16659, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Fernando J. Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando J. Rivera, M.D. had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 101 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.