Richard Rivera, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Pueblo, CO
Richard Rivera, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pueblo, Colorado, and NPI 1710952577, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 19885, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 19885 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1080 Chinook LN, Pueblo, CO 81001
- Phone
- (719) 564-9400
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 564-0497
- Medicaid ID
- 01198852 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060505000546); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1974
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 19885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,052 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium149 claims
- Metformin Hcl130 claims
- Lisinopril99 claims
- Methylprednisolone82 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa76 claims
- Ozempic69 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: $624.57
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Richard Rivera among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Richard Rivera, MD is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2008 among the 2,077 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 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
104 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pueblo
They are 104 of the 3,717 NPPES records with a practice address in Pueblo, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Richard Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Richard Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710952577, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1080 Chinook LN, Pueblo, CO, 81001. Phone: (719) 564-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 19885, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Rivera, MD had 3,052 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.