Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Ponce, PR
Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1295476620, issued on Apr 7, 2022. Check the license with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 52.254613 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2225 Ponce Byp Ste 407, Ponce, PR 00717
- Phone
- (787) 840-8686
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2225 Ponce Byp Ste 407
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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.
Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago among 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago, MD is one of 278 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
48 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 48 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 278 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Juan Alvarez RiveraPonce, PR 007171043626278
- Jorge Guzman Villaronga, MDPonce, PR 007171821180647
- Michelle Ligonde-Merisio, MDPonce, PR 007171023109931
- Nicole Simonetti Santiago, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171407131709
- Victor Valdez, MDPonce, PR 007171841324282
- Gabriela Cappiello Aviles, MDPonce, PR 007161114665544
- Eileen GuzmanPonce, PR 007161518444637
- Nicmarie Maldonado Rodriguez, MDPonce, PR 007161528626280
Common questions
What is Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago, MD's NPI number?
Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295476620, issued on Apr 7, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2225 Ponce Byp Ste 407, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 840-8686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago, MD's license?
Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector Ricardo Rivera Santiago, MD had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.