Sergio Rivero, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ
Sergio Rivero, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1730372731, issued on Aug 22, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 42982, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sergio Rivero
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 42982 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2450 E River RD, Tucson, AZ 85718
- Phone
- (520) 795-7750
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 320-2155
- Medicaid ID
- 636335 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111011000755); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2450 E River RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gabriel Altamirano, ACNPC-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1013431212
- Ryan Austerman, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1841644168
- Anwar Badruddoja, M.D.Neurology Physician1891779872
- Robert Barlow, M.D.General Practice Physician1730476920
- Stephanie Bourn-Macdonald, AUDAudiologist1447636063
- Jonathan BryantNeurology Physician1639639479
Verify Sergio Rivero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 42982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $122.96
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Neurological Associates OF TucsonTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sergio Rivero among 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona
Sergio Rivero, MD is one of 198 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% 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 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 198 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Austerman, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857181841644168
- Brian Callahan, MDTucson, AZ 857181982750576
- Arunit Chugh, MDTucson, AZ 857181568817583
- Thomas Norton, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857181477522167
- Abhay Sanan, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857181366411019
- Kurt Schroeder, MDTucson, AZ 857181861461170
- Michael Avery, MDTucson, AZ 857191003475120
- Jerry Brown, MDTucson, AZ 857191477342780
Common questions
What is Sergio Rivero, MD's NPI number?
Sergio Rivero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730372731, issued on Aug 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sergio Rivero, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2450 E River RD, Tucson, AZ, 85718. Phone: (520) 795-7750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sergio Rivero, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 42982, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sergio Rivero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sergio Rivero, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sergio Rivero, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.