Jose E. Garcia-Rivera, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Guayama, PR
Jose E. Garcia-Rivera, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Guayama, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1174910251, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21944, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose E. Garcia-Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 21944 PR
32676 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Avenida Pedro Albizu Campos, Guayama, PR 00785
- Phone
- (787) 864-4300
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 230 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at Avenida Pedro Albizu Campos
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hector Vazquez-Martinez, PHARM.DPharmacist1083305445
Verify Jose E. Garcia-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 21944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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: $18.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Jose E. Garcia-Rivera among 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose E. Garcia-Rivera, M.D. is one of 230 surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 surgery physician records list a practice address in Guayama
They are 6 of the 367 NPPES records with a practice address in Guayama, and 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 230 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Guayama → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robexi Angeli Velazquez, M.D.Guayama, PR 007841386729952
- Lorenzo Martiinez Irizarry, MDGuayama, PR 007841528269586
- Roque Nido Lanausse, M.D.Guayama, PR 007841518952092
- Jose Pimentel Fernandez, M.D.Guayama, PR 007841366472730
- Angel Quinones Rodriguez, M. D.Guayama, PR 007841720163397
- Sabato Ortiz Laracuente, M.DCoto Laurel, PR 007801720280506
- Jose Alvarez, MDHumacao, PR 007911750545190
- Edgar Cardona-Traverzo, MDHumacao, PR 007911366440364
Common questions
What is Jose E. Garcia-Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose E. Garcia-Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174910251, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose E. Garcia-Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Avenida Pedro Albizu Campos, Guayama, PR, 00785. Phone: (787) 864-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose E. Garcia-Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21944, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose E. Garcia-Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose E. Garcia-Rivera, M.D. had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.