Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1801985270, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas J0395, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nilda Colon-Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- J0395 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3550 Swingle RD, Houston, TX 77047
- Phone
- (713) 547-1000
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 137006602 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090515000297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nilda Colon-Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J0395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 243 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate159 claims
- Gabapentin137 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine107 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate92 claims
- Prednisone92 claims
- Tramadol Hcl82 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $102.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nilda Colon-Rivera among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801985270, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3550 Swingle RD, Houston, TX, 77047. Phone: (713) 547-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J0395, 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 Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD had 1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.