Jose E. Rivera-Acosta, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · San Juan, PR
Jose E. Rivera-Acosta, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1922201292, issued on Jun 6, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17183, 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. Rivera-Acosta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 17183 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Torre Medica Auxilio Mutuo, 735 Ave. Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR 00917
- Phone
- (787) 763-1025
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 763-1035
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150624002521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose E. Rivera-Acosta 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 17183Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,381 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium150 claims
- Sodium Chloride127 claims
- Famotidine116 claims
- Midazolam Hcl85 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf74 claims
- Suprep66 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 67.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $802.01
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo DE Puerto Rico, Inc.San Juan, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose E. Rivera-Acosta among 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose E. Rivera-Acosta, MD is one of 203 gastroenterology 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2000 among the 165 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207RG0100X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 203 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Natalia Blanco Cintron, MDSan Juan, PR 009171598115487
- Roberto Casanova, MDSan Juan, PR 009171437230463
- Arnaldo Luis Freire-PerezSan Juan, PR 009171053679092
- Manuel Imbert Garraton, MDSan Juan, PR 009171326076068
- Jose Jimenez, MDSan Juan, PR 009171508851049
- Arnaldo Lasa Imbert, M.D.San Juan, PR 009171801092671
- Hector Lozano, MDSan Juan, PR 009171619083680
- Yahaira Moreno Denizard, M.D.San Juan, PR 009171982898490
Common questions
What is Jose E. Rivera-Acosta, MD's NPI number?
Jose E. Rivera-Acosta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922201292, issued on Jun 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose E. Rivera-Acosta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Torre Medica Auxilio Mutuo, 735 Ave. Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR, 00917. Phone: (787) 763-1025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose E. Rivera-Acosta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17183, 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. Rivera-Acosta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose E. Rivera-Acosta, MD had 1,381 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose E. Rivera-Acosta, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.