Hiram Rivera Montes, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Vega Baja, PR
Hiram Rivera Montes, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1316966005, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12012, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hiram Rivera Montes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 12012 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Hospital Wilma N Vazquez, Vega Baja, PR 00693
- Phone
- (787) 855-9281
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 807-6439
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101015001196); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Hospital Wilma N Vazquez
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Verify Hiram Rivera Montes 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 12012Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
7,034 Medicare Part D claims for 858 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 130 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin1,132 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium854 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl619 claims
- Baclofen555 claims
- Pregabalin453 claims
- Sulindac288 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: $46.52
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Hiram Rivera Montes among 87 rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico
Hiram Rivera Montes, MD is one of 87 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 91% 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, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1992 among the 69 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 87 rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 87 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Vega Baja → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hector Mena, MDVega Alta, PR 006921255315990
- Ramon Toro Torres, MDSan German, PR 006831619007150
- Roberto Alvarez, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051225071467
- Michael Babilonia Roman, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801720088057
- Maria Justiniano, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801619084217
- Edrick Lopez-Enriquez, MDMayaguez, PR 006801891710802
- Braulio Quintero, MD FACRMayaguez, PR 006801477526796
- Lee Ming Shum, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801568741387
Common questions
What is Hiram Rivera Montes, MD's NPI number?
Hiram Rivera Montes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316966005, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hiram Rivera Montes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hospital Wilma N Vazquez, Vega Baja, PR, 00693. Phone: (787) 855-9281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hiram Rivera Montes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12012, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hiram Rivera Montes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hiram Rivera Montes, MD had 7,034 Medicare Part D claims for 858 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.