NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Palatka, FL

Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palatka, Florida, and NPI 1780686881, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME76342, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780686881
Name
Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
ME76342 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
700 Zealgler Drive, Palatka, FL 32177
Phone
(386) 328-6746
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 1, 2022
Fax
(386) 328-7554
Medicaid ID
255175600 FL
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,964 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 438 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria-Josefina Rivera6,964
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium291 claims
  2. Gabapentin230 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl199 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium165 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium157 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate148 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: $538.06

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria-Josefina Rivera$538.06
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida

Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palatka

They are 13 of the 429 NPPES records with a practice address in Palatka, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Neil Benson, MDPalatka, FL 321771619944527
  2. Michael Borelli, MDPalatka, FL 321771023100393
  3. Jose Dizon, MDPalatka, FL 321771508811134
  4. James Drew, MDPalatka, FL 321771104803774
  5. Kevin Funk, M.D.Palatka, FL 321771619938644
  6. Mary Garris, APRN, FNP-CPalatka, FL 321771174370910
  7. Bobby Lafferty, DOPalatka, FL 321771073511978
  8. Jack MathenyPalatka, FL 321771629040043

Common questions

What is Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera, MD's NPI number?

Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780686881, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Zealgler Drive, Palatka, FL, 32177. Phone: (386) 328-6746. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME76342, as entered by the provider. 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 Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria-Josefina Santos Rivera, MD had 6,964 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.