NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orlando Heraclio Rivera, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Houston, TX

Orlando Heraclio Rivera, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720016827, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas 1311, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1720016827
Name
Orlando Heraclio Rivera
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License number
1311 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5225 Katy Fwy Ste 650, Houston, TX 77007
Phone
(713) 691-9600
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2006
Record last updated
May 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 692-9663
Medicaid ID
092853302 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050804000985); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1992
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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4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

1,471 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 162 claims were for opioids.

  1. Orlando Rivera1,471
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin287 claims
  2. Ammonium Lactate219 claims
  3. Ketoconazole173 claims
  4. Pregabalin119 claims
  5. Cephalexin115 claims
  6. Naftifine Hcl95 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: $20,984.73

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skye Orthobiologics LLC. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Orlando Rivera$20,985
  2. Specialty average$2,972

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Orlando Heraclio Rivera among 663 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Texas

Orlando Heraclio Rivera, DPM is one of 663 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2010 among the 528 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Texas

There are 663 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Texas.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Haase, DPMHouston, TX 770081366485286
  2. Cherese Thomas-Ramoutar, DPMHouston, TX 770061023261948
  3. Onya Lemar, D.P.M.Houston, TX 770041013255967
  4. Sherman Nagler, DPMHouston, TX 770041922101310
  5. Brady Hogan, DPMHouston, TX 770021730753963
  6. Alpash Patel, DPMHouston, TX 770021598731374
  7. Chance Smith, DPMHouston, TX 770021932783180
  8. Diana Park, DPMHouston, TX 770141013659887

Common questions

What is Orlando Heraclio Rivera, DPM's NPI number?

Orlando Heraclio Rivera, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720016827, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Orlando Heraclio Rivera, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5225 Katy Fwy Ste 650, Houston, TX, 77007. Phone: (713) 691-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Orlando Heraclio Rivera, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1311, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Orlando Heraclio Rivera, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Orlando Heraclio Rivera, DPM had 1,471 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.