Steven J. Rivers, MD
Family Medicine Physician · The Villages, FL
Steven J. Rivers, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in The Villages, Florida, and NPI 1477589950, issued on Jun 24, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME88231, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven J. Rivers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME88231 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1503 Buenos Aires Blvd, The Villages, FL 32159
- Phone
- (352) 205-4302
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 430-0468
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040929000865); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1503 Buenos Aires Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patricia Cheston, PACPhysician Assistant1821005141
- Dorothy Hite, MPAS, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1598737793
- Sheila Kreienbrink, PAPhysician Assistant1841578309
- Arethea Moise, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1801344668
- Angel Tafur, MDFamily Medicine Physician1801892401
- Lauren Tafur, A. R. N. P.Nurse Practitioner1316903248
Verify Steven J. Rivers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME88231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
13,941 Medicare Part D claims for 1,022 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 173 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium671 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium660 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium600 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate552 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium369 claims
- Simvastatin363 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: $1,293.95
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 3 group practices
- Cora Health Services IncThe Villages, FL
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncThe Villages, FL
- Rivers Family Medicine PAThe Villages, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven J. Rivers among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Steven J. Rivers, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 family medicine physician records list a practice address in The Villages
They are 76 of the 1,011 NPPES records with a practice address in The Villages, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Steven J. Rivers, MD's NPI number?
Steven J. Rivers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477589950, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven J. Rivers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1503 Buenos Aires Blvd, The Villages, FL, 32159. Phone: (352) 205-4302. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven J. Rivers, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME88231, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven J. Rivers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven J. Rivers, MD had 13,941 Medicare Part D claims for 1,022 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.