NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zenaida Mendez Rivera, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Bayamon, PR

Zenaida Mendez Rivera, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1912909102, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 6970, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912909102
Name
Zenaida Mendez Rivera
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
6970 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Bayamon Medical Plz, Bayamon, PR 00959
Phone
(787) 740-2120
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 995-6887
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110318000301); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1973
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Bayamon Medical Plz

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jesus Alvelo, MDPediatrics Physician1982689808
  2. Ada Delgado Mateo, MDPsychiatry Physician1992795975
  3. Maria Dueno, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1295766855
  4. Patricia Figueroa Negron, MD, DABFMFamily Medicine Physician1760166177
  5. Felipe Fontanez Sullivan, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1164496014
  6. Orlando Lopez De Victoria Rivera, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1568450492

Verify Zenaida Mendez Rivera in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

210 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Zenaida Mendez Rivera210
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin73 claims
  2. Clotrimazole-Betamethasone35 claims
  3. Silver Sulfadiazine19 claims
  4. Ketorolac Tromethamine16 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

  1. Stereotactic Breast Center PscBayamon, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Zenaida Mendez Rivera among 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico

Zenaida Mendez Rivera, M.D. is one of 230 surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 81% 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, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 1996 among the 140 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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 208600000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 230 surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ariel Bermudez, MDBayamon, PR 009591952314254
  2. Manuel Diaz-Vargas, MDBayamon, PR 009591265506331
  3. Sandra Marrero Ortiz, MDBayamon, PR 009591245358118
  4. Juan Martinez-Rodriguez, M.DBayamon, PR 009591356317911
  5. Juan Ramirez Sanchez, MDBayamon, PR 009591780656769
  6. Gabriel Rivera Espineira, MDBayamon, PR 009591982023503
  7. Charles Vilaro, MD DABSBayamon, PR 009591669560116
  8. William Ruiz GarciaBayamon, PR 009601558457762

Common questions

What is Zenaida Mendez Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?

Zenaida Mendez Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912909102, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zenaida Mendez Rivera, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Bayamon Medical Plz, Bayamon, PR, 00959. Phone: (787) 740-2120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zenaida Mendez Rivera, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 6970, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Zenaida Mendez Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zenaida Mendez Rivera, M.D. had 210 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.