Guillermo Rivera Colon, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Arecibo, PR
Guillermo Rivera Colon, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1730335316, issued on Aug 14, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18709, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Guillermo Rivera Colon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 18709 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr 129 KM 1.1 Hospital Pavia Arecibo, Arecibo, PR 00613
- Phone
- (787) 650-7272
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (787) 650-7269
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140822000813); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 230 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Guillermo Rivera Colon 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 18709Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
253 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen85 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl27 claims
- Sucralfate20 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
- Famotidine16 claims
- Omeprazole14 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: $327.91
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson and Johnson International. 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.
Guillermo Rivera Colon among 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Guillermo Rivera Colon, 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 2008, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1996 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Arecibo → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Krystal Ortiz-Diaz, MDArecibo, PR 006131093261745
- Marcos Devarie Hornedo, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121245689298
- Emilio Ramos Escoda, M.DArecibo, PR 006121801019419
- Luis Rodriguez-Escola, MDArecibo, PR 006141346442555
- Edwin Soler, MDArecibo, PR 006121619029212
- Victor Vivoni, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006141093718652
- Ida Casta-Mendez, MDAguadilla, PR 006051922044650
- Carlos Marquez - Toro, M.D.Aguadilla, PR 006051164408944
Common questions
What is Guillermo Rivera Colon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Guillermo Rivera Colon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730335316, issued on Aug 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Guillermo Rivera Colon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr 129 KM 1.1 Hospital Pavia Arecibo, Arecibo, PR, 00613. Phone: (787) 650-7272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Guillermo Rivera Colon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18709, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Guillermo Rivera Colon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Guillermo Rivera Colon, M.D. had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 135 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.