Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Clearwater, FL
Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1497062186, issued on Sep 2, 2010. Check the license (Florida ME127224, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Rivera-Rodriguez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- ME127224 FL
P8180 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 S Fort Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756
- Phone
- (727) 447-5454
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 287-4564
- Medicaid ID
- 017235400 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160719000978); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Rivera-Rodriguez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME127224Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,132 Medicare Part D claims for 748 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 120 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium452 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate372 claims
- Losartan Potassium347 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium345 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium314 claims
- Lisinopril245 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: $187.52
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Optumcare Florida, LLCClearwater, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Rivera-Rodriguez among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
132 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Clearwater
They are 132 of the 4,323 NPPES records with a practice address in Clearwater, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497062186, issued on Sep 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 S Fort Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 447-5454. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME127224, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Rivera-Rodriguez, M.D. had 10,132 Medicare Part D claims for 748 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.