Victor M. Rivera Riestra, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Arecibo, PR
Victor M. Rivera Riestra, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1124268800, issued on Feb 20, 2009. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17467, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Victor M. Rivera Riestra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 17467 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr#2, KM 67.7, BO. Santana, Arecibo, PR 00612
- Phone
- (939) 644-7043
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (800) 783-9548
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090701000561); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Victor M. Rivera Riestra 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 17467Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
14,786 Medicare Part D claims for 727 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,040 claims
- Lisinopril576 claims
- Gabapentin549 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium548 claims
- Metformin Hcl543 claims
- Losartan Potassium496 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Los Pinos Medical Center LLCArecibo, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Victor M. Rivera Riestra among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Victor M. Rivera Riestra, M.D. 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 2009, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
136 general practice physician records list a practice address in Arecibo
They are 136 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Arecibo → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pedro Arias, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121356339881
- David Azzaro, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121790754596
- Ismael Bague, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121386603041
- Rolando Colon Martinez, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121841267200
- Manuel Marcano Rivera, MDArecibo, PR 006121447224746
- Jose Marrero Nieves, MDArecibo, PR 006121013978246
- Rafael Martinez, M.DArecibo, PR 006121609844331
- Martha Nieves, MDArecibo, PR 006121972565810
Common questions
What is Victor M. Rivera Riestra, M.D.'s NPI number?
Victor M. Rivera Riestra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124268800, issued on Feb 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Victor M. Rivera Riestra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr#2, KM 67.7, BO. Santana, Arecibo, PR, 00612. Phone: (939) 644-7043. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Victor M. Rivera Riestra, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17467, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Victor M. Rivera Riestra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Victor M. Rivera Riestra, M.D. had 14,786 Medicare Part D claims for 727 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.