Michael Rivara
Emergency Medicine Physician · Syracuse, NY
Michael Rivara is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1821442898, issued on Apr 15, 2016. Check the license (New York 294013, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Rivara
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 294013 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210
- Phone
- (315) 464-5540
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180727001711); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Rivara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 294013Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
340 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt55 claims
- Prednisone38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Cephalexin26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18 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: $22.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergency Care Services OF New York PCOneida, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Rivara among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York
Michael Rivara is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Syracuse
They are 167 of the 9,922 NPPES records with a practice address in Syracuse, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Michael Rivara's NPI number?
Michael Rivara's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821442898, issued on Apr 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Rivara located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY, 13210. Phone: (315) 464-5540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Rivara's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 294013, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Rivara prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Rivara had 340 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.