NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose M. Rivero, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Christiansburg, VA

Jose M. Rivero, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Christiansburg, Virginia, and NPI 1881694065, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101056861, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1881694065
Name
Jose M. Rivero
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
0101056861 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 Elm St, Christiansburg, VA 24073
Phone
(540) 382-6711
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(540) 382-6712
Medicaid ID
005883326 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120131000266); 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 ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

6,905 Medicare Part D claims for 1,109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Jose Rivero6,905
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Nebivolol Hcl617 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate599 claims
  3. Eliquis511 claims
  4. Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)355 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium334 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium309 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: $20.14

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Rivero$20.14
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

4 hospitals and group practices

  1. Carilion Giles Community HospitalPearisburg, VA · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  3. Carilion Healthcare CorporationWytheville, VA
  4. Carilion Tazewell Community HospitalTazewell, VA · Acute Care Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Jose M. Rivero among 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia

Jose M. Rivero, MD is one of 637 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2000 among the 452 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Christiansburg

They are 10 of the 722 NPPES records with a practice address in Christiansburg, and 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mustali Dohadwala, MDChristiansburg, VA 240731831349299
  2. Sandhya Donepudi, MDChristiansburg, VA 240731275588055
  3. Conard Failinger, M. D.Christiansburg, VA 240731457464109
  4. David Jinich, MDChristiansburg, VA 240731861447500
  5. Duong Nguyen, M.D.Christiansburg, VA 240731033195664
  6. Diana Padget, DOChristiansburg, VA 240731528559978
  7. Dhun Sethna, MDChristiansburg, VA 240731265442842
  8. Thomas Vacek, M.D., M.S.Christiansburg, VA 240731154681989

Common questions

What is Jose M. Rivero, MD's NPI number?

Jose M. Rivero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881694065, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose M. Rivero, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Elm St, Christiansburg, VA, 24073. Phone: (540) 382-6711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose M. Rivero, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101056861, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jose M. Rivero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose M. Rivero, MD had 6,905 Medicare Part D claims for 1,109 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.