Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez, O.D
Optometrist · Vega Alta, PR
Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1740452432, issued on Apr 2, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 638, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 638 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr 2 KM 30 BO Espinosa, Vega Alta, PR 00692
- Phone
- (787) 206-5686
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2024
- Fax
- (787) 915-5058
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez 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 638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez among 506 optometrist records in Puerto Rico
Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez, O.D is one of 506 optometrist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 17% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 17% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 18% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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 152W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Vega Alta
They are 4 of the 251 NPPES records with a practice address in Vega Alta, and 506 optometrist records in Puerto Rico. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
All 506 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Vega Alta → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Augusto Carrion, O.D.Vega Alta, PR 006921922301977
- Alma Latoni Benedetti, ODVega Alta, PR 006921427153246
- Wilfredo Rosado-Maldonado, O.D.Vega Alta, PR 006921275689234
- Olimpia Vargas, ODSan Juan, PR 006921497729149
- Ramon Armaiz Guzman, O.D.Vega Baja, PR 006931043389497
- Jorge Melendez, ODVega Baja, PR 006931871874750
- Jacqueline Melendez, ODVega Baja, PR 006931841542719
- Monica Nieves Colon, ODVega Baja, PR 006931154378438
Common questions
What is Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez, O.D's NPI number?
Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740452432, issued on Apr 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr 2 KM 30 BO Espinosa, Vega Alta, PR, 00692. Phone: (787) 206-5686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine G. Rivera Hernandez, O.D's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 638, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.