Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 24
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 15
- Part D claims, 2024
- 13,941
- Industry payments
- $2,318
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Practice address
- H17 Ave Luis Munoz Marin, Caguas, PR 00725
- Practice phone
- Call (787) 957-7273
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Hospicio Luz Celeste
Hospice - Independent · Caguas, Puerto Rico
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Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon is a general practice physician in Carolina, Puerto Rico
Dr. Rivera-Colon practices at Hospicio Luz Celeste in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Dr. Rivera-Colon's NPI, 1134116668, was assigned on September 30, 2005. Dr. Rivera-Colon holds Puerto Rico license 6729.
- NPI
- 1134116668NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8022265149
- NPI enumeration date
- September 30, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (787) 957-7273
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 73
- Medical school graduation
- 1979
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon practices in Caguas and Carolina
Dr. Rivera-Colon's primary practice is Hospicio Luz Celeste, at H17 Ave Luis Munoz Marin, Caguas, PR 00725 in Caguas County. The practice phone is (787) 957-7273. The NPI Registry lists Dr. Rivera-Colon's practice address as 24 Ave El Comandante, Carolina, PR 00982.
- Hospicio Luz CelestePrimaryH17 Ave Luis Munoz Marin, Caguas, PR 00725 · Caguas CountyPhone(787) 957-7273
- NPI Registry address24 Ave El Comandante, Carolina, PR 00982 · Carolina CountyPhone(787) 743-2887
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon is affiliated with 1 site of care
Dr. Rivera-Colon's primary practice is Hospicio Luz Celeste in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rivera-Colon practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Hospicio Luz Celeste | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon is one of 2,604 general practice physicians in Puerto Rico
General practice is Dr. Rivera-Colon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Rivera-Colon is licensed in Puerto Rico.
Specialties and state licenses
- General practice, Puerto RicoPrimary
General practice physicians near Dr. Rivera-Colon
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon billed Medicare for 24 services in 2024
CMS data shows 24 Medicare services from Dr. Rivera-Colon across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 15 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,487 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Rivera-Colon's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 352024: 2431%
Dr. Rivera-Colon compared with the Puerto Rico median for general practice physicians, 2024
- Dr. Rivera-Colon
- Puerto Rico median
- Medicare services
- 24vs 3429% below
- Medicare patients
- 15vs 1921% below
- Part D claims
- 13,202vs 73518.0 times
Medians across 3,001 general practice physicians in Puerto Rico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Rivera-Colon's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon treated 15 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80
CMS counts 15 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rivera-Colon in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 0 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rivera-Colon's median patient age at 86, with 75% women.
Dr. Rivera-Colon's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rivera-Colon's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Rivera-Colon's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 86
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women75%
- Men25%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon wrote 13,941 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rivera-Colon wrote 13,941 Medicare Part D claims for 520 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13,202 of them, across 166 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $676,252 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13,661 claims across 172 drugs.
Dr. Rivera-Colon's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic12,099 claims87%
- Brand-name1,744 claims13%
- Other98 claims1%
Dr. Rivera-Colon's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Rivera-Colon's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%28 of 13,941 claims
- Antibiotics2%222 of 13,941 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%206 of 13,941 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 13,6612024: 13,2023%
Drugs named by CMS: 166 in 2024, 172 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Rivera-Colon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Rivera-Colon as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon received $2,318 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 43 general payments to Dr. Rivera-Colon from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $572.
General payments to Dr. Rivera-Colon by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Rivera-Colon by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,29399%
- Education$251%
Companies that paid Dr. Rivera-Colon the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon's NPI number?
Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon's NPI number is 1134116668. It was assigned on September 30, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon?
Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon is a general practice physician in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).
Where does Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon practice?
Dr. Rivera-Colon practices at H17 Ave Luis Munoz Marin, Caguas, PR 00725. Dr. Rivera-Colon also practices at 24 Ave El Comandante, Carolina, PR 00982. Dr. Rivera-Colon's primary practice is Hospicio Luz Celeste in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
What is Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rivera-Colon is (787) 957-7273.
What is Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon's medical license number?
Dr. Rivera-Colon holds Puerto Rico license 6729.
Does Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rivera-Colon billed Medicare for 24 services in 2024, and Dr. Rivera-Colon accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Rivera-Colon as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon see?
CMS counts 15 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rivera-Colon in 2024, with an average age of 80.
What services does Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rivera-Colon's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).
What drugs does Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rivera-Colon's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Synthroid and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,318 in general payments to Dr. Rivera-Colon from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.
How long has Dr. Rafael Rivera-Colon been practicing?
Dr. Rivera-Colon graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.
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