NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Oscar Rivera, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Caguas, PR

Oscar Rivera, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1770534810, issued on May 13, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8547, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico 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
1770534810
Name
Oscar Rivera
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
8547 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Ave Gautier Benitez #202, Caguas, PR 00725
Phone
(787) 746-2331
Enumerated
May 13, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 745-2165
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

7,407 Medicare Part D claims for 1,083 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.

  1. Oscar Rivera7,407
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa1,502 claims
  2. Arnuity Ellipta611 claims
  3. Stiolto Respimat559 claims
  4. Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride555 claims
  5. Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate527 claims
  6. Trelegy Ellipta500 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: $162.00

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Oscar Rivera$162.00
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

Oscar Rivera among 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Oscar Rivera, MD is one of 135 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 87% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Juan Candelario Lanza, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251295802486
  2. Adriana Candelario-Gonzalez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251922425263
  3. Luis De Jesus Vargas, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251235137589
  4. Elsie Diaz - Schroeder, MDCaguas, PR 007251487874665
  5. Rosangela Fernandez Medero, MDCaguas, PR 007251568565893
  6. Gustavo Gonzalez Astacio, MDCaguas, PR 007251922388982
  7. Ivanisse Ortiz VelezCaguas, PR 007251669953196
  8. Arnulfo Santana, MDCaguas, PR 007251932241494

Common questions

What is Oscar Rivera, MD's NPI number?

Oscar Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770534810, issued on May 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Oscar Rivera, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ave Gautier Benitez #202, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 746-2331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Oscar Rivera, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8547, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Oscar Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Oscar Rivera, MD had 7,407 Medicare Part D claims for 1,083 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.