Luis A. Rivera, M.D.
Specialist · San Juan, PR
Luis A. Rivera, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1376608984, issued on Dec 26, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 5686, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis A. Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 5686 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr.21s-3 Num.2 Las Lomas, San Juan, PR 00921
- Phone
- (787) 273-1946
- Enumerated
- Dec 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 782-4615
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151110000737); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luis A. 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 5686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
14,264 Medicare Part D claims for 648 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 95 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium731 claims
- Gabapentin684 claims
- Synthroid555 claims
- Losartan Potassium541 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate538 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium495 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: $2,716.85
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Luis A. Rivera among 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico
Luis A. Rivera, M.D. is one of 574 specialist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 54% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1985 among the 147 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
162 specialist records list a practice address in San Juan
They are 162 of the 8,960 NPPES records with a practice address in San Juan, and 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ariel Cabrera, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211295789915
- Brenda Cardona, O.T.San Juan, PR 009211457561474
- Samari Carrasquillo, O.TSan Juan, PR 009211679783682
- Carmen De Jesus Rivera, MDSan Juan, PR 009211023021581
- Carmen Lopez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211215092028
- Carlos Maestre-Fernandez, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211346292042
- Luis Negron, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211891850608
- Marco Rivera, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211821052291
Common questions
What is Luis A. Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luis A. Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376608984, issued on Dec 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis A. Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr.21s-3 Num.2 Las Lomas, San Juan, PR, 00921. Phone: (787) 273-1946. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis A. Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 5686, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luis A. Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis A. Rivera, M.D. had 14,264 Medicare Part D claims for 648 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.