Julio R. Rivera, MD
Hospitalist Physician · The Woodlands, TX
Julio R. Rivera, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1932192929, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (Texas N1859, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julio R. Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- N1859 TX
2002-0378 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17521 St Lukes Way Ste 110, The Woodlands, TX 77384
- Phone
- (936) 266-2255
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2025
- Fax
- (936) 447-9474
- Medicaid IDs
- 07187033 NM
198625901 TX
198625902 TX
198625904 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090115000750); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Julio R. Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N1859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
3,946 Medicare Part D claims for 428 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium210 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium177 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium140 claims
- Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide111 claims
- Metformin Hcl105 claims
- Valsartan88 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $174.40
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- Baylor St. Luke's Medical GroupThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julio R. Rivera among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Julio R. Rivera, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% 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, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in The Woodlands
They are 35 of the 2,254 NPPES records with a practice address in The Woodlands, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.
All 1,587 in Texas → Every provider in The Woodlands → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Julio R. Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Julio R. Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932192929, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julio R. Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17521 St Lukes Way Ste 110, The Woodlands, TX, 77384. Phone: (936) 266-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julio R. Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N1859, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Julio R. Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julio R. Rivera, MD had 3,946 Medicare Part D claims for 428 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Julio R. Rivera, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.