Ricardo Rivas-Plata
Internal Medicine Physician · Pasadena, CA
Ricardo Rivas-Plata is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1609961929, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (California G79354, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Rivas-Plata
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G79354 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 675 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 200, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Phone
- (626) 585-4120
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040116000560); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 675 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 200
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Verify Ricardo Rivas-Plata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,601 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 129 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium476 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate446 claims
- Metformin Hcl268 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl232 claims
- Lovastatin222 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium218 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo Rivas-Plata among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Ricardo Rivas-Plata is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
137 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pasadena
They are 137 of the 10,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Pasadena, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Ricardo Rivas-Plata's NPI number?
Ricardo Rivas-Plata's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609961929, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Rivas-Plata located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 200, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 585-4120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Rivas-Plata's license?
NPPES lists California license number G79354, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricardo Rivas-Plata prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Rivas-Plata had 7,601 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.