Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · San Juan, PR
Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1427088822, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 15294, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 15294 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1395 San Rafael Apdo 11338, San Juan, PR 00910
- Phone
- (787) 772-1007
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060825000172); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1395 San Rafael Apdo 11338
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon 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 15294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
321 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 164 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen100 claims
- Methylprednisolone41 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium39 claims
- Tramadol Hcl39 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Gabapentin23 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: $3,920.97
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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 one group practice
- Orthospine Group PscSan Juan, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 12 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Puerto Rico
- Christopher Alcala-Marquez, M.D.San Juan, PR1669637542
- Luis Bisbal-Matos, MDCaguas, PR1013449511
- Oscar Duyos, M.D.Cayey, PR1881982437
- Enrique Escobar-Medina, M.D.Caguas, PR1669588562
- Luis Marrero PerezSan Juan, PR1376747386
- Jose Massanet-Vollrath, M.D.Bayamon, PR1245437441
- Jose Montanez Huertas, MDSan Juan, PR1528017548
- Manuel Ramirez GonzalezSan Juan, PR1437602539
- Luis Sanchez Caso, MDBayamon, PR1972525301
- Hector Vargas-Soto, M.D.Mayaguez, PR1467488650
Common questions
What is Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427088822, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1395 San Rafael Apdo 11338, San Juan, PR, 00910. Phone: (787) 772-1007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 15294, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yamil Cesar Rivera-Colon, M.D. had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.