Maria I. Rivera Sanchez, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Bayamon, PR
Maria I. Rivera Sanchez, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1588662860, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8318, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria I. Rivera Sanchez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 8318 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Betances #11, Bayamon, PR 00961
- Phone
- (787) 786-3833
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 786-5400
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110204000550); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria I. Rivera Sanchez 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 8318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,418 Medicare Part D claims for 556 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine830 claims
- Fluorometholone568 claims
- Latanoprost370 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate301 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate225 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol167 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: $68.44
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Maria I. Rivera Sanchez among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
Maria I. Rivera Sanchez, MD is one of 211 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 96% 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, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 211 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Bayamon → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Magda Elaine De Pool, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611518008770
- Luis Hernandez-Cott, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611912903865
- Luis Hernandez-Rios, MDBayamon, PR 009611649351768
- Jose Miranda, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611255343323
- Enrique Rivera Rivera, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611699084723
- Hector Villarrubia, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611811068497
- Armando Torres-Vazquez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009601033115126
- Itza Acevedo Ojeda, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591932514585
Common questions
What is Maria I. Rivera Sanchez, MD's NPI number?
Maria I. Rivera Sanchez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588662860, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria I. Rivera Sanchez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Betances #11, Bayamon, PR, 00961. Phone: (787) 786-3833. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria I. Rivera Sanchez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8318, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria I. Rivera Sanchez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria I. Rivera Sanchez, MD had 3,418 Medicare Part D claims for 556 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.