Dr. Fernando J Rivera , MD
General Practice • Ponce, PR
909 Tito Castro Ave, Torre Medica Hosp San Lucas Suite 105
Ponce, PR 007164802
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Dr. Fernando Rivera is listed in NPPES under General Practice.
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NPI assigned on November 20, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 21 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 21 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2021 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2022). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 76 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Dexamethasone — 20 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Fluticasone Propionate — 16 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Ponce, PR (2024, 138 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,015. Middle half: 259 to 3,106.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Puerto Rico (2024, 2,628 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,253. Middle half: 239 to 5,097.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 233 in 2018 to 21 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
909 Tito Castro Ave
Torre Medica Hosp San Lucas Suite 105
Ponce, PR 007164802
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,821 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,157 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
30-day fills
126 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$22,416 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $291.74 across 5 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $291.74 across 5 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- ABBVIE INC.: $173.37 across 2 records.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $88.03 across 1 record.
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: $15.34 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Rivera has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Rivera as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Ponce and Puerto Rico
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Ponce, PR (2024, 138 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,015. Middle half: 259 to 3,106.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Puerto Rico (2024, 2,628 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,253. Middle half: 239 to 5,097.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under General Practice in Ponce, PR (2024, 138 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,887. Middle half: $3,284 to $140,062.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under General Practice in Puerto Rico (2024, 2,628 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $34,007. Middle half: $2,958 to $213,188.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Rivera are from 2022.
231 active clinicians are listed under General Practice with a practice address in Ponce, PR (4,196 in Puerto Rico).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Ponce
0.9% of these 231 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
20.8% of these 231 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 91% from 233 in 2018 to 21 in 2022.
- 2018: 233
- 2019: 128
- 2020: 26
- 2021: 376
- 2022: 21
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 93% from $27,205 in 2018 to $1,821 in 2022.
- 2018: $27,205
- 2019: $12,856
- 2020: $1,746
- 2021: $10,883
- 2022: $1,821
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 94% from $19,876 in 2018 to $1,157 in 2022.
- 2018: $19,876
- 2019: $9,542
- 2020: $1,235
- 2021: $10,883
- 2022: $1,157
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 85% from 520 in 2020 to 76 in 2024.
- 2020: 520
- 2021: 368
- 2022: 325
- 2023: 553
- 2024: 76
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 87% from 948 in 2020 to 126 in 2024.
- 2020: 948
- 2021: 791
- 2022: 793
- 2023: 1,262
- 2024: 126
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost varied from year to year: $20,571 in 2020 and $22,416 in 2024.
- 2020: $20,571
- 2021: $8,764
- 2022: $8,126
- 2023: $40,215
- 2024: $22,416
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $152.94 in 2021 to $291.74 in 2025.
- 2021: $152.94
- 2022: $154.32
- 2023: $144.94
- 2024: $371.84
- 2025: $291.74
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $291.74.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $125.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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WATCHMAN FLX | General | $88.03 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RINVOQ | General | $48.37 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GARDASIL 9 | General | $15.34 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYNDAQEL | General | $15.00 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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21 | 12 | $92.77 | $86.70 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Dexamethasone | Dexamethasone | 20 | 68 | $176.43 | 19 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 16 | 1,380 | $228.23 | 11 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 16 | 510 | $214.18 | — |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 13 | 750 | $1,188.92 | — |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 11 | 532 | $20,608.09 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL PRACTICE
I20070330000484
PR
5395849376
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
General Practice
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 20, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Ariana Cotto
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Mailing Address
Ave Tito Castro 909, Torre Medica San Lucas, Suite 105
Ponce, PR 007164802
Phone: 7874295151