Luis Garcia Rivera, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Lakeland, FL
Luis Garcia Rivera, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1164539870, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis Garcia Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 13253 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5425 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33813
- Phone
- (863) 644-3585
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (863) 644-3171
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150325001322); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5425 S Florida Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Luis Garcia Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
8,941 Medicare Part D claims for 1,064 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 176 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium479 claims
- Losartan Potassium333 claims
- Metformin Hcl268 claims
- Lisinopril249 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate246 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium242 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: $103.16
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- Advanced Internal Medicine Care, PALakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Luis Garcia Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luis Garcia Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164539870, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis Garcia Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5425 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL, 33813. Phone: (863) 644-3585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis Garcia Rivera, M.D.'s license?
Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Luis Garcia Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis Garcia Rivera, M.D. had 8,941 Medicare Part D claims for 1,064 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.