Helder Oscar Hernandez-Rivera, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Ponce, PR
Helder Oscar Hernandez-Rivera, MD is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1437318284, issued on Jun 6, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17909, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helder Oscar Hernandez-Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
- License number
- 17909 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 917 Ave Tito Castro Carretera 14, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 432-8161
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 844-2545
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170224001442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Helder Oscar Hernandez-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 17909Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024
3,456 Medicare Part D claims for 745 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate794 claims
- Eliquis526 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl216 claims
- Xarelto207 claims
- Carvedilol180 claims
- Flecainide Acetate125 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: $2,697.26
111 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 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.
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 19 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Puerto Rico
- Miguel Abreu, M.D., FACCSan Juan, PR1649294687
- Daniel Arzola-Castaner, M.D.Guaynabo, PR1548278187
- Hector Banchs, MDCarolina, PR1730496928
- Hector Claudio, M.DSan Juan, PR1124333059
- Hilton Franqui-Rivera, M.D.San Juan, PR1336342096
- Leonell Freytes, MDPonce, PR1497093967
- Luis Jimenez Reyes, MDCaguas, PR1053562488
- Alfredo Lamela DomenechCayey, PR1346796059
- Jose Marcial Suarez, M.D.Cayey, PR1124334875
- Luarde Montano-Soto, M.D.San Juan, PR1033213368
Common questions
What is Helder Oscar Hernandez-Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Helder Oscar Hernandez-Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437318284, issued on Jun 6, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helder Oscar Hernandez-Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 917 Ave Tito Castro Carretera 14, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 432-8161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helder Oscar Hernandez-Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17909, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helder Oscar Hernandez-Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helder Oscar Hernandez-Rivera, MD had 3,456 Medicare Part D claims for 745 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. 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.