Karina Vila-Rivera, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · San Juan, PR
Karina Vila-Rivera, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1497952584, issued on Jul 2, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17599, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karina Vila-Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 17599 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Pavilion Suite 5, San Juan, PR 00910
- Phone
- (787) 725-6713
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Karina Vila-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 17599Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
6,539 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate662 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate546 claims
- Gabapentin502 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl285 claims
- Prednisone245 claims
- Pregabalin245 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: $1,225.41
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Rheumatology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 87 rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico
- Paloma Alejandro, M.D.San Juan, PR1578820577
- Roberto Alvarez, M.D.Aibonito, PR1225071467
- Osvaldo Antommattei, MDPonce, PR1821063074
- Oscar Arill, M.D.San Juan, PR1871540724
- Michael Babilonia Roman, M.D.Mayaguez, PR1720088057
- Laisha Baez Negron, MDCarolina, PR1336660448
- Maria Del Carmen Ballesteros Ramos, MDPonce, PR1841251683
- Livia Bermudez, M.D.Fajardo, PR1659477800
- Lillian Bezares, M.D.Caguas, PR1861547960
- Phillip Bonneaux, MDSan Juan, PR1629066006
Common questions
What is Karina Vila-Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karina Vila-Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497952584, issued on Jul 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karina Vila-Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Pavilion Suite 5, San Juan, PR, 00910. Phone: (787) 725-6713. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karina Vila-Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17599, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karina Vila-Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karina Vila-Rivera, M.D. had 6,539 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.