NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jorge A. Rivero, MD

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Laguna Hills, CA

Jorge A. Rivero, MD is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1013097260, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (California 000000A45653, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013097260
Name
Jorge A. Rivero
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
License number
000000A45653 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23521 Paseo DE Valencia, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone
(949) 588-7262
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 588-7260
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050314001108); accepts Medicare assignment
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 ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

6,283 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 154 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jorge Rivero6,283
  2. Specialty average5,222

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium358 claims
  2. Lisinopril258 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium230 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl206 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate204 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium190 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: $346.38

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 460 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,218.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jorge Rivero$346.38
  2. Specialty average$1,218.49

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

Jorge A. Rivero among 243 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in California

Jorge A. Rivero, MD is one of 243 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 111 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207QG0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 243 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in California.

All 243 in California → Every provider in Laguna Hills → Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roger Tran, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531649234949
  2. Norman Vinn, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531568417525
  3. Anna Yeung, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531043418619
  4. Phuc Nguyen, M.DWestminster, CA 926831629078852
  5. Elham Arghami, M.DIrvine, CA 926201285992420
  6. Christopher Salem, DOIrvine, CA 926141124273313
  7. Hamid Eskandari, MDFoothill Ranch, CA 926101063662682
  8. Jae Lee, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011912105297

Common questions

What is Jorge A. Rivero, MD's NPI number?

Jorge A. Rivero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013097260, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jorge A. Rivero, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23521 Paseo DE Valencia, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 588-7262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jorge A. Rivero, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 000000A45653, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jorge A. Rivero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jorge A. Rivero, MD had 6,283 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. 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.

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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.