Dr. Francisco Jose Cardona Rivera, MD

Dr. Cardona Rivera practices at Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico, part of Community Health Systems.

Dr. Cardona Rivera's NPI, 1417121989, was assigned on April 16, 2008. Dr. Cardona Rivera graduated from Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) in 2005. Dr. Cardona Rivera holds Texas license P0708.

Dr. Cardona Rivera's primary practice is Carlsbad Medical Center, at 2430 West Pierce Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220 in Eddy County. The practice phone is (575) 887-4570.

Dr. Cardona Rivera's primary practice is Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico, part of Community Health Systems. Dr. Cardona Rivera is also affiliated with University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MountainView Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cardona Rivera to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cardona Rivera practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Cardona Rivera's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Cardona Rivera is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cardona Rivera's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Puerto Rico, New Mexico and Nebraska.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, acute stomach ulcer, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, chronic kidney disease and chronic respiratory failure among the conditions Dr. Cardona Rivera treats.

CMS data shows 632 Medicare services from Dr. Cardona Rivera across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 210 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $62,869 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 210 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cardona Rivera in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 74 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.95, 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. Cardona Rivera's median patient age at 73, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cardona Rivera wrote 310 Medicare Part D claims for 130 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 100 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $621 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 51 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 49 out of 100 for Dr. Cardona Rivera for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cardona Rivera accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Cardona Rivera from 2 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $33.

Dr. Cardona Rivera graduated from Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) in 2005. Dr. Cardona Rivera is a member of ACP and AMA.

Dr. Cardona Rivera is in network with 5 carriers, including Elevance, Humana and Molina. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.