NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · McAllen, TX

Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1851827166, issued on May 5, 2017. Check the license (Texas S6296, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1851827166
Name
Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
S6296 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
110 E. Savannah Ave, McAllen, TX 78503
Phone
(956) 686-7611
Enumerated
May 5, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2025
Fax
(956) 618-3164
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210203001659); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 110 E. Savannah Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nadir Baluch, MDFamily Medicine Physician1184009573
  2. Werwin Labrador, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508395153
  3. Juan Rojas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1437644267

Verify Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,777 Medicare Part D claims for 619 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. Miguel Sanchez Rivas1,777
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium352 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium168 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass85 claims
  4. Cefdinir80 claims
  5. Clopidogrel60 claims
  6. Levofloxacin49 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: $97.43

1 payment: 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. Miguel Sanchez Rivas$97.43
  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.

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Mcallen Hospitalist Group PLLCMcAllen, TX
  2. MD Hospitalists PLLCMcAllen, TX
  3. Padmini Bhadriraju MD P.A.Edinburg, TX
  4. Wound Care Institute OF Texas, PLLCMcAllen, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

121 family medicine physician records list a practice address in McAllen

They are 121 of the 3,518 NPPES records with a practice address in McAllen, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Austin, MDMcAllen, TX 785031205879590
  2. Oscar Cortes, MDMcAllen, TX 785031164459756
  3. Andrew Dela Garza, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031043265671
  4. Carmen Gomez Fitzpatrick, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031427056381
  5. Enrique Griego, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031164432506
  6. Mario Guerra, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031760587760
  7. Sunand Kallumadanda, MDMcAllen, TX 785031588712848
  8. Alfredo Lopez, MDMcAllen, TX 785031750307831

Common questions

What is Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851827166, issued on May 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 E. Savannah Ave, McAllen, TX, 78503. Phone: (956) 686-7611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S6296, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Miguel A. Sanchez Rivas, M.D. had 1,777 Medicare Part D claims for 619 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.