Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D.
Surgery Physician · San Juan, PR
Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1588774111, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13268, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando Rivera Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 13268 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1395 Calle San Rafael, San Juan, PR 00909
- Phone
- (787) 303-5410
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (939) 697-6198
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040315000197); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1395 Calle San Rafael
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Fernando Rivera Cruz 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 13268Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
232 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 88% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Synthroid202 claims
- Prednisone11 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: $7,572.14
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 Rivera Cruz among 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D. is one of 230 surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1996 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 208600000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 230 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles CuffSan Juan, PR 009091508835554
- Patricia Mulero Soto, MDSan Juan, PR 009091831676956
- Enrique Vazquez-Quintana, MDSan Juan, PR 009091568446458
- Esteban Martinez LugoSanturce, PR 009101043209083
- Miguel Baez StellaSan Juan, PR 009071922085935
- Gabriel Castro GueitsSan Juan, PR 009071215468343
- Eduardo Chinea-Amadeo, MDSan Juan, PR 009071447455522
- Juan Diaz Hernandez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071114121894
Common questions
What is Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588774111, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1395 Calle San Rafael, San Juan, PR, 00909. Phone: (787) 303-5410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13268, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D. had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.