Lee James Rivera
Surgical Physician Assistant · Edinburg, TX
Lee James Rivera is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1255063624, issued on Jun 25, 2022. Check the license (Texas PA17768, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lee James Rivera
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA17768 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 E Mark S Pena Dr Ste B, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 362-6890
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2025
- Fax
- (956) 362-6895
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240323000023); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 315 E Mark S Pena Dr Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Haissam Elzaim, MD, PHDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972723583
Verify Lee James Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA17768Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl46 claims
- Meloxicam25 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: $142.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Renaissance ProvidersMission, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lee James Rivera among 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas
Lee James Rivera is one of 1,350 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 84% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2016 among the 617 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Texas
There are 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas.
All 1,350 in Texas → Every provider in Edinburg → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marier BernalEdinburg, TX 785391336870195
- Bianca CantuEdinburg, TX 785391518698869
- Aaron MartinezEdinburg, TX 785391215665740
- Michael Rodriguez, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785391841793007
- Juan AlanisHarlingen, TX 785501336460559
- Juan Sanchez, SURGICAL ASSISANTHarlingen, TX 785501649501511
- Manuel Alvarez, LSA-CBrownsville, TX 785201073628483
- Alejandro Santos, CST/CSFAAlamo, TX 785161346524709
Common questions
What is Lee James Rivera's NPI number?
Lee James Rivera's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255063624, issued on Jun 25, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lee James Rivera located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 E Mark S Pena Dr Ste B, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-6890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lee James Rivera's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA17768, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lee James Rivera prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lee James Rivera had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.