Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Ponce, PR
Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1407989031, issued on Mar 13, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12394, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis Hernan Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 12394 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Urb. Rio Canas Calle Amazonas, Ponce, PR 00728
- Phone
- (787) 568-3966
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130122000182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luis Hernan 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 12394Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Saint Lukes Memorial Hospital IncPonce, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luis Hernan Rivera among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
230 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 230 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Victor Cabeza, M.D.Ponce, PR 007281376545087
- Marian Gonzalez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007281851572184
- Carlos Gonzalez-BerdeciaPonce, PR 007281699878017
- Baron Hoepelman, M.D.Ponce, PR 007281639134554
- Jose Lopez Moa, M.D.Ponce, PR 007281063691616
- Nelly Nazario-Torres, MDPonce, PR 007281073502811
- Heidi Perez Roman, M.D.Ponce, PR 007281497965776
- Luis Quinones, MDPonce, PR 007281013079193
Common questions
What is Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407989031, issued on Mar 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Urb. Rio Canas Calle Amazonas, Ponce, PR, 00728. Phone: (787) 568-3966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12394, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims; 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.