Samuel Rivera, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hatillo, PR
Samuel Rivera, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1235334400, issued on Jun 18, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18138, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Rivera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 18138 PR
201418 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Policlinica Bayaney Carr 129 KM. 15.1, Hatillo, PR 00659
- Phone
- (787) 898-7990
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1216950 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110624000407); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel Rivera 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 18138Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,386 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole276 claims
- Midazolam Hcl191 claims
- Fentanyl Citrate117 claims
- Flumazenil83 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium55 claims
- Cholestyramine Light51 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: $686.58
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Samuel Rivera among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Samuel Rivera, M.D. is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 55% 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 Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hatillo
They are 5 of the 350 NPPES records with a practice address in Hatillo, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 1,146 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Hatillo → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adrian Chico Moya, MDHatillo, PR 006591801436472
- Gretchen Martinez Alayon, M.D.Hatillo, PR 006591942465661
- Luis Sotomayor, MDHatillo, PR 006591851462691
- Gabriel Torres, MDHatillo, PR 006591508942855
- Carlos Delgado, M.D.Hormigueros, PR 006601912112749
- Radames Quinones - Rivera, M.D.Hormigueros, PR 006601710936299
- Nelson Rivera, MDHormigueros, PR 006601093807729
- Jose Alvarez Montes, M.D.Isabela, PR 006621760495204
Common questions
What is Samuel Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235334400, issued on Jun 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Rivera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Policlinica Bayaney Carr 129 KM. 15.1, Hatillo, PR, 00659. Phone: (787) 898-7990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Rivera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18138, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samuel Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Rivera, M.D. had 1,386 Medicare Part D claims for 511 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.