Thomas B. Rivers, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Sugar Land, TX
Thomas B. Rivers, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1518963834, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (Texas K2782, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas B. Rivers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- K2782 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16811 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX 77479
- Phone
- (281) 690-4678
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 127640406 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040408000866); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas B. Rivers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K2782Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
707 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 327 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen263 claims
- Meloxicam120 claims
- Celecoxib105 claims
- Tramadol Hcl56 claims
- Gabapentin51 claims
- Methylprednisolone28 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: $618.78
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas B. Rivers among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Thomas B. Rivers, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wayne Alani, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791093708745
- Chittur Ananthakrishnan, M.DSugar Land, TX 774791487782355
- Houston Braly, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791346595485
- Alessandra Falk, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791720437742
- Gabrielle Fatora, MDSugar Land, TX 774791477174845
- Carl Hicks, MDSugar Land, TX 774791821100827
- Michael Kent, MDSugar Land, TX 774791871585364
- Shrina Parikh, MDSugar Land, TX 774791013536853
Common questions
What is Thomas B. Rivers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas B. Rivers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518963834, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas B. Rivers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16811 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 690-4678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas B. Rivers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K2782, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas B. Rivers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas B. Rivers, M.D. had 707 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.