Jose E. Santiago Rivera, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Allentown, PA
Jose E. Santiago Rivera, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1558503094, issued on Mar 30, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD437476, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose E. Santiago Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD437476 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 437-9006
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 437-2475
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090717000446); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose E. Santiago Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD437476Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,695 Medicare Part D claims for 708 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 137 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium644 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate463 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium370 claims
- Metformin Hcl340 claims
- Lisinopril321 claims
- Losartan Potassium256 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose E. Santiago Rivera among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Jose E. Santiago Rivera, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 47% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Allentown
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Common questions
What is Jose E. Santiago Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Jose E. Santiago Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558503094, issued on Mar 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose E. Santiago Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 437-9006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose E. Santiago Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD437476, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose E. Santiago Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose E. Santiago Rivera, MD had 8,695 Medicare Part D claims for 708 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.