Dr. Nina Thakkar Rivera, DO, PhD

Dr. Rivera practices at Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston in Weston, Florida.

Dr. Rivera's NPI, 1407205214, was assigned on June 13, 2016. Dr. Rivera graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012. Dr. Rivera holds Florida license OS13408.

Dr. Rivera's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston, at 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL 33331 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 689-5000.

Dr. Rivera's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston in Weston, Florida. Dr. Rivera is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Miami Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rivera to 1 more hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rivera practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Rivera's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Rivera is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Rivera is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure and heart failure among the conditions Dr. Rivera treats.

CMS data shows 1,160 Medicare services from Dr. Rivera across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 230 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $114,739 for them.

CMS counts 230 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rivera in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 93 patients. 75% of them have heart failure, and 75% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rivera's median patient age at 65, with 36% women.

In 2024, Dr. Rivera wrote 1,683 Medicare Part D claims for 316 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,450 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $508,893 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 851 claims across 23 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Rivera for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Rivera accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Rivera as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Rivera, published from 2014 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Rivera's most frequent co-authors are David Alan Baran, MD, Natasha Nichole Bray, DO and Jerry Estep, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 136 general payments to Dr. Rivera from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $32,032.

Dr. Rivera graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012. Dr. Rivera is a member of ACC, AOA, Heart Failure Society of America and International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Dr. Rivera is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.