Laura E. Rodriguez Rivera, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Ponce, PR
Laura E. Rodriguez Rivera, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1851656672, issued on Jul 9, 2012. Check the license (Puerto Rico 19591, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura E. Rodriguez Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 19591 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 259-3355
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (787) 844-3003
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171031000697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 909 Ave Tito Castro
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Zuleika Diaz Negron, MD FACSSurgery Physician1710189402
Verify Laura E. Rodriguez 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 19591Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine57 claims
- Meloxicam14 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium13 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: $16,310.09
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Bolanos Surgical Services CspPonce, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
32 surgery physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 32 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 32 in Ponce → All 230 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce →
Other surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
- Guillermo Acaron Souffront, M.D.San Juan, PR1205832144
- Marcia Alayon-Rosario, MDPonce, PR1508205246
- Osvaldo Alcaraz Diaz, M.D.Bayamon, PR1801863493
- Laia Allende, M.D.Rio Piedras, PR1225235419
- Jose Alvarez, MDHumacao, PR1750545190
- Robexi Angeli Velazquez, M.D.Guayama, PR1386729952
- Bolivar Arboleda, MDCaguas, PR1750498937
- Fernando Arias, M.D.Manati, PR1881759413
- Raul Armstrong, M.D.Ponce, PR1215948518
- Kervin Arroyo-Torres, MDAibonito, PR1962683458
Common questions
What is Laura E. Rodriguez Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura E. Rodriguez Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851656672, issued on Jul 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura E. Rodriguez Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 259-3355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura E. Rodriguez Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 19591, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura E. Rodriguez Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura E. Rodriguez Rivera, M.D. had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.