NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Herbert Alexis Rivera, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Bayamon, PR

Herbert Alexis Rivera, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1578667036, issued on Sep 12, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12493, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578667036
Name
Herbert Alexis Rivera
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
12493 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Ave. Main Blq. 31 Urb. Santa Rosa, Bayamon, PR 00959
Phone
(787) 780-0806
Enumerated
Sep 12, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 787-4001
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060411000671); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1993
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

11,605 Medicare Part D claims for 1,227 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Herbert Rivera11,605
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate1,215 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium1,160 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate1,090 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium884 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium802 claims
  6. Simvastatin486 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: $584.15

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Herbert Rivera$584.15
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Herbert Alexis Rivera among 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Herbert Alexis Rivera, M.D. is one of 259 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 97% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 1991 among the 218 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Bayamon

They are 27 of the 2,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Bayamon, and 259 cardiovascular disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edwin Alejandro, MDBayamon, PR 009591649343369
  2. Priscila Hernandez-Velez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591053510206
  3. Sixto Medina Jaca, MDBayamon, PR 009591558353441
  4. Luis Molinary Fernandez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591306806344
  5. Luis Molinary Jimenez, MDBayamon, PR 009591619472180
  6. Jose Pereyo Diaz, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591770577454
  7. Ildefonso Rivera Rivera, MDBayamon, PR 009591740264712
  8. Juan Rodriguez, MDBayamon, PR 009591245331339

Common questions

What is Herbert Alexis Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?

Herbert Alexis Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578667036, issued on Sep 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Herbert Alexis Rivera, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ave. Main Blq. 31 Urb. Santa Rosa, Bayamon, PR, 00959. Phone: (787) 780-0806. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Herbert Alexis Rivera, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12493, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Herbert Alexis Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Herbert Alexis Rivera, M.D. had 11,605 Medicare Part D claims for 1,227 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.