Lucian Joseph Rivela, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · The Woodlands, TX
Lucian Joseph Rivela, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1407849565, issued on Aug 24, 2005. Check the license (Texas K4991, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucian Joseph Rivela
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- K4991 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9191 Pinecroft Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77380
- Phone
- (281) 681-3905
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 362-0403
- Medicaid ID
- 162775401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100823001032); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9191 Pinecroft Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marcin Vaclaw, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1245544691
Verify Lucian Joseph Rivela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K4991Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin30 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Celecoxib18 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine14 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: $792.88
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
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Common questions
What is Lucian Joseph Rivela, MD's NPI number?
Lucian Joseph Rivela, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407849565, issued on Aug 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucian Joseph Rivela, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9191 Pinecroft Drive, The Woodlands, TX, 77380. Phone: (281) 681-3905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucian Joseph Rivela, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K4991, 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 Lucian Joseph Rivela, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lucian Joseph Rivela, MD had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.