Rafael Rivera-Colon, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Caguas, PR
Rafael Rivera-Colon, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1134116668, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 6729, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Rivera-Colon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 6729 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- AV. Las Americas, Caguas, PR 00725
- Phone
- (787) 743-2887
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 747-2945
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120824000425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael Rivera-Colon 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 6729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
13,941 Medicare Part D claims for 520 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium614 claims
- Synthroid604 claims
- Losartan Potassium592 claims
- Famotidine434 claims
- Simvastatin423 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate402 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: $168.44
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Rafael Rivera-Colon among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Rafael Rivera-Colon, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
200 general practice physician records list a practice address in Caguas
They are 200 of the 2,093 NPPES records with a practice address in Caguas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Caguas → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Acevedo, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251467443937
- Jose Arce, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251164420279
- Rafael Archilla Isern, MDCaguas, PR 007251932180593
- Jose Borras Ramirez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251568442564
- Angela Cabral Hidalgo, MDCaguas, PR 007251649254392
- Gilberto Caraballo, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251770586018
- Jose Colon Maldonado, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251144226887
- Ilia Huertas Velazquez, MDCaguas, PR 007251992703185
Common questions
What is Rafael Rivera-Colon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rafael Rivera-Colon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134116668, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Rivera-Colon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at AV. Las Americas, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 743-2887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Rivera-Colon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 6729, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rafael Rivera-Colon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Rivera-Colon, M.D. had 13,941 Medicare Part D claims for 520 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.