Jose L. Nieves-Rivera, MD
Nephrology Physician · San Juan, PR
Jose L. Nieves-Rivera, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1033138607, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16014, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose L. Nieves-Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 16014 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 735 Ponce DE Leon Ave. Torre Medica Auxilio Mutuo, San Juan, PR 00917
- Phone
- (787) 765-3300
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 765-3304
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100318000864); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 152 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Jose L. Nieves-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 16014Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,824 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate172 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium86 claims
- Gabapentin80 claims
- Allopurinol65 claims
- Farxiga65 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate57 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: $171.34
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- San Juan Nephrology PscSan Juan, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose L. Nieves-Rivera among 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose L. Nieves-Rivera, MD is one of 152 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% 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, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 152 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lillian Borrego Conde, MDSan Juan, PR 009171255417283
- Carlos Cortes-Sanchez, MDSan Juan, PR 009171407140064
- Nivia Cruz-Ortiz, M.D.San Juan, PR 009171447363130
- Maria Del Pilar Fernandez Marti, MDSan Juan, PR 009171417220211
- Lawrence Salamone Velilla, MDSan Juan, PR 009171346303880
- Rodolfo Troche, MDSan Juan, PR 009171639195597
- Jose Cangiano-Rivera, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181407969702
- Manuel Figueroa-Gonzalez, MDSan Juan, PR 009181710906532
Common questions
What is Jose L. Nieves-Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Jose L. Nieves-Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033138607, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose L. Nieves-Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 735 Ponce DE Leon Ave. Torre Medica Auxilio Mutuo, San Juan, PR, 00917. Phone: (787) 765-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose L. Nieves-Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16014, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose L. Nieves-Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose L. Nieves-Rivera, MD had 1,824 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.