Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lares, PR
Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lares, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1730601568, issued on Jul 13, 2017. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21635, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 21635 PR
ME146553 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr #111 KM 1.9 Ave Los Patriotas, Lares, PR 00669
- Phone
- (787) 897-2727
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2022
- Fax
- (787) 897-2725
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta 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 21635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,485 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin165 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium127 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium98 claims
- Losartan Potassium96 claims
- Famotidine78 claims
- Omeprazole77 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: $469.41
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta among 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD is one of 604 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 2017, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lares
They are 7 of the 201 NPPES records with a practice address in Lares, and 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alberto Angulo Johnson, M.D.Lares, PR 006691922165448
- Ramon Echeandia, M.D.Lares, PR 006691275738742
- Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D.Lares, PR 006691306949342
- Shirley RamosLares, PR 006691013204981
- Yadira Rodriguez Cruz, M.D.Lares, PR 006691124334198
- Higinio Vega-Ojeda, MDLares, PR 006691992773931
- Alexander Benitez Rodriguez, MDLas Marias, PR 006701255957908
- Brenda Orta, MDLas Marias, PR 006701083661045
Common questions
What is Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD's NPI number?
Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730601568, issued on Jul 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr #111 KM 1.9 Ave Los Patriotas, Lares, PR, 00669. Phone: (787) 897-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21635, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD had 2,485 Medicare Part D claims for 264 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.