Nery D. Rivera, MD
General Practice Physician · Aguas Buenas, PR
Nery D. Rivera, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1922652957, issued on Jul 29, 2019. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21493, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nery D. Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 21493 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Calle Albizu Campos, Aguas Buenas, PR 00703
- Phone
- (787) 732-8595
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191024001624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5 Calle Albizu Campos
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nery D. Rivera 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 21493Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
3,921 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium263 claims
- Losartan Potassium182 claims
- Gabapentin174 claims
- Famotidine156 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium146 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate139 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: $78.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Nery D. Rivera among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Nery D. Rivera, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 69% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 general practice physician records list a practice address in Aguas Buenas
They are 12 of the 91 NPPES records with a practice address in Aguas Buenas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edwin Bonilla Gonzalez, MDAguas Buenas, PR 007031407854649
- Yadira Buxo Diaz, MDAguas Buenas, PR 007031154351161
- Edwin Camilo, M.D.Aguas Buenas, PR 007031356327274
- Jorge Del Valle Reyes, MDAguas Buenas, PR 007031063068591
- Alfredo Gonzalez Gomez, MDAguas Buenas, PR 007031104856103
- Alfredo Gonzalez-Buxo, MDAguas Buenas, PR 007031689232399
- Zulma Munoz Camacho, MDAguas Buenas, PR 007031649380312
- Ana Negron Rosario, MDAguas Buenas, PR 007031316991151
Common questions
What is Nery D. Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Nery D. Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922652957, issued on Jul 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nery D. Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Calle Albizu Campos, Aguas Buenas, PR, 00703. Phone: (787) 732-8595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nery D. Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21493, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nery D. Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nery D. Rivera, MD had 3,921 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.