Rafael Jose Rivera
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Ponce, PR
Rafael Jose Rivera is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1003911264, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16384, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Jose Rivera
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 16384 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 651-1432
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100819000284); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 909 Ave Tito Castro
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Javier Caraballo, M.D.General Practice Physician1316178916
- Gustavo Christian, BSSurgery Physician1689364341
- Cesar Cruz-Garcia, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1427057033
- Luis Cummings, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1457349789
- Zuleika Diaz Negron, MD FACSSurgery Physician1710189402
Verify Rafael Jose 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 16384Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
10,793 Medicare Part D claims for 1,026 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate1,128 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,098 claims
- Lisinopril787 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate717 claims
- Losartan Potassium506 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium437 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: $1,368.24
56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 38 interventional cardiology physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other interventional cardiology physician records in Puerto Rico
- Juan Alicea-Rolon, MDUtuado, PR1740364587
- Jonathan Benitez-Gonzalez, M.D.Rio Grande, PR1265861769
- Miguel Campos Esteve, M.D.San Juan, PR1578548582
- Eric Carro Jimenez, MDSan Juan, PR1912910621
- Pedro Colon - Hernandez, M.D.Caguas, PR1659452415
- Jonathan Cordero Jimenez, MDArecibo, PR1184011223
- Cesar Cruz-Garcia, M.D.Ponce, PR1427057033
- Valentin Del Rio Santiago, M.D.Manati, PR1790982155
- Nelson Espinell-Gonzalez, M.D.Manati, PR1093966079
- Pedro Garcia Gordo, MDBayamon, PR1275789844
Common questions
What is Rafael Jose Rivera's NPI number?
Rafael Jose Rivera's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003911264, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Jose Rivera located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 651-1432. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Jose Rivera's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16384, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rafael Jose Rivera prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Jose Rivera had 10,793 Medicare Part D claims for 1,026 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.