Nicole Vanessa Rivera, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Providence, RI
Nicole Vanessa Rivera, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1356874085, issued on Apr 10, 2017. Check the license (Rhode Island MD17521, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Vanessa Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD17521 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 345 Blackstone Blv, Providence, RI 02906
- Phone
- (401) 455-6200
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2022
- Fax
- (401) 455-6689
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210607002386); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 345 Blackstone Blv
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Meghan Riddle, M.D.Geriatric Psychiatry Physician1760773683
Verify Nicole Vanessa Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD17521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate22 claims
- Olanzapine19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Affinity Physicians LLC.Warwick, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
270 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Providence
They are 270 of the 9,647 NPPES records with a practice address in Providence, and 383 psychiatry physician records in Rhode Island.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Vanessa Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Nicole Vanessa Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356874085, issued on Apr 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Vanessa Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 Blackstone Blv, Providence, RI, 02906. Phone: (401) 455-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Vanessa Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD17521, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicole Vanessa Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Vanessa Rivera, MD had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.