Santiago Rivera Ortega, MD
General Practice Physician · Isabela, PR
Santiago Rivera Ortega, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Isabela, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1730151879, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13992, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santiago Rivera Ortega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 13992 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr 113 KM 1.2 BO. Guayabo, Isabela, PR 00662
- Phone
- (787) 830-1654
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 830-1654
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Santiago Rivera Ortega 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 13992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
10,500 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium580 claims
- Famotidine491 claims
- Gabapentin373 claims
- Metformin Hcl361 claims
- Losartan Potassium322 claims
- Clonazepam303 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: $105.44
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Santiago Rivera Ortega among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Santiago Rivera Ortega, 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
48 general practice physician records list a practice address in Isabela
They are 48 of the 397 NPPES records with a practice address in Isabela, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Isabela → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aracelio Camacho Vega, MDIsabela, PR 006621578574174
- David Kalantar, M.D.Isabela, PR 006621093755332
- Juan Liceaga Sanchez, M.D.Isabela, PR 006621689600678
- Juan Melon-Velez, MDIsabela, PR 006621730278714
- Yanila Mendez-Pietri, M.D.Isabela, PR 006621821181140
- Mayra Del Carmen Mora, MDIsabela, PR 006621467433615
- Luis Nieves Gonzalez, M.D.Isabela, PR 006621215976782
- Olga Padilla, MDIsabela, PR 006621750300802
Common questions
What is Santiago Rivera Ortega, MD's NPI number?
Santiago Rivera Ortega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730151879, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santiago Rivera Ortega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr 113 KM 1.2 BO. Guayabo, Isabela, PR, 00662. Phone: (787) 830-1654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santiago Rivera Ortega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13992, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Santiago Rivera Ortega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santiago Rivera Ortega, MD had 10,500 Medicare Part D claims for 474 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.