Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz, MD
General Practice Physician · San Juan, PR
Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1346995958, issued on Feb 14, 2022. Check the license (Puerto Rico 23412, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 23412 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 986-990 Cll 42 SE, San Juan, 00921, Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00921
- Phone
- (787) 201-8937
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz 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 23412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
497 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone87 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl35 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl32 claims
- Azithromycin30 claims
- Famotidine28 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine27 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.
Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz, MD 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 2022, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 83% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
622 general practice physician records list a practice address in San Juan
They are 622 of the 8,960 NPPES records with a practice address in San Juan, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Myriam Amaro De Jesus, MDSan Juan, PR 009211053394734
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- Deborah Arus, MDSan Juan, PR 009211225096290
- Eugenio Barbosa Del Valle, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211437155264
- Juan Berrios, MDRio Piedras, PR 009211093729717
- Josefa Cotto Hernandez, MDRio Piedras, PR 009211265534424
- Adria Diaz Gierbolini, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211407969108
- Ivan Figueroa Diaz, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211518935477
Common questions
What is Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346995958, issued on Feb 14, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 986-990 Cll 42 SE, San Juan, 00921, Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, 00921. Phone: (787) 201-8937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 23412, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Andres Rivera-Cruz, MD had 497 Medicare Part D claims for 273 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.