Ruben Rivera-Carrion, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Ponce, PR
Ruben Rivera-Carrion, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1720010960, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 7544, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruben Rivera-Carrion
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 7544 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3006 Ave Emilio Fagot, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 841-3954
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 844-0820
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170406001654); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruben Rivera-Carrion 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 7544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
13,824 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam1,922 claims
- Temazepam1,332 claims
- Lorazepam1,043 claims
- Doxepin Hcl972 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate804 claims
- Bupropion Xl673 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: $107.25
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Ruben Rivera-Carrion among 403 psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico
Ruben Rivera-Carrion, M.D. is one of 403 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1995 among the 121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 25 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 403 psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 403 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Josue Caban AlvarezPonce, PR 007161174076970
- Johnathan Caraballo Solis, MDPonce, PR 007161679056865
- Pedro Castaing Lespier, MDPonce, PR 007161184746224
- Carlos De Jesus, MDPonce, PR 007161891729364
- Bogart Esparza Razo, MDPonce, PR 007161679521645
- Luis Graulau Burgos, MDPonce, PR 007161992252589
- Delimar Miranda-Viera, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161962845545
- Nancy Morales-Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161881797207
Common questions
What is Ruben Rivera-Carrion, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruben Rivera-Carrion, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720010960, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruben Rivera-Carrion, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3006 Ave Emilio Fagot, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 841-3954. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruben Rivera-Carrion, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 7544, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruben Rivera-Carrion, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruben Rivera-Carrion, M.D. had 13,824 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.