NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rosario Z. Rivera, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · North Kansas City, MO

Rosario Z. Rivera, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in North Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1447343579, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2013002876, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447343579
Name
Rosario Z. Rivera
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
2013002876 MO
04-30743 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2700 Clay Edwards Dr, North Kansas City, MO 64116
Phone
(816) 455-0681
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2006
Record last updated
May 30, 2023
Fax
(816) 455-5294
Medicaid IDs
200334470A KS
1447343579 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130723000035); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2700 Clay Edwards Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Grace Baysa-Ng, MDPediatrics Physician1164492294
  2. Kenna Belshe, DOHospitalist Physician1285671784
  3. Iris Comes, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1003842998
  4. Kala Danushkodi, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1780640276
  5. Jill Dawson, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1437171824
  6. Kenneth Duncan, MDPediatrics Physician1497725543

Verify Rosario Z. Rivera in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
    Search for license 2013002876    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

355 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rosario Rivera355
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril37 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims
  3. Cefdinir22 claims
  4. Prednisone20 claims
  5. Cephalexin14 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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

  1. Meritas Health CorporationNorth Kansas City, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Rosario Z. Rivera among 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri

Rosario Z. Rivera, M.D. is one of 930 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 87% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2014 among the 715 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in North Kansas City

They are 39 of the 665 NPPES records with a practice address in North Kansas City, and 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri.

All 930 in Missouri → Every provider in North Kansas City → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Todd Beardman, M.D.N Kansas City, MO 641161396849519
  2. Kenna Belshe, DONorth Kansas City, MO 641161285671784
  3. Colleen Buchinger, M.D.N Kansas City, MO 641161275535841
  4. Iris Comes, M.D.North Kansas City, MO 641161003842998
  5. Gregory Cummins, DON Kansas City, MO 641161528168994
  6. Jill Dawson, M.D.North Kansas City, MO 641161437171824
  7. Laura Dunn, DONorth Kansas City, MO 641161437324647
  8. Rebecca Edwards, MDNorth Kansas City, MO 641161992760292

Common questions

What is Rosario Z. Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rosario Z. Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447343579, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rosario Z. Rivera, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Clay Edwards Dr, North Kansas City, MO, 64116. Phone: (816) 455-0681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rosario Z. Rivera, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2013002876, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rosario Z. Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rosario Z. Rivera, M.D. had 355 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.