Dr. Walter Rivera, MD

  • San Juan, PR
  • General practice physician
NPI1609886969
Part D claims, 2024
15,608
Industry payments
$2,834
State license
1
Year NPI issued
2006
Practice address
1485 Ave Ashford, San Juan, PR 00907
Practice phone
Call (787) 884-6161
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Mobile number
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Dr. Walter Rivera is a general practice physician in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dr. Rivera practices in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Dr. Rivera's NPI, 1609886969, was assigned on August 9, 2006. Dr. Rivera holds Puerto Rico license 14927.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
August 9, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(787) 884-6161
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Sex
Male

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Walter Rivera's practice address is in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dr. Rivera's practice address in the NPI Registry is 1485 Ave Ashford, San Juan, PR 00907, in San Juan County. The practice phone is (787) 884-6161.

  • NPI Registry address
    1485 Ave Ashford, San Juan, PR 00907 · San Juan CountyPhone(787) 884-6161

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter Rivera's practice

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Dr. Walter Rivera is one of 2,604 general practice physicians in Puerto Rico

General practice is Dr. Rivera's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Rivera is licensed in Puerto Rico.

Specialties and state licenses

  • General practice, Puerto RicoPrimaryLicense 14927 · taxonomy 208D00000X

General practice physicians near Dr. Rivera

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Walter Rivera's patients have a median age of 77

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rivera's median patient age at 77, with 82% women.

Dr. Rivera's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women82%
  • Men18%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Walter Rivera wrote 15,608 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Rivera wrote 15,608 Medicare Part D claims for 326 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14,980 of them, across 170 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $750,125 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13,568 claims across 179 drugs.

Part D claims, 202415,608
Drugs named by CMS170
Total drug cost$750,125
Part D patients326

Dr. Rivera's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic13,146 claims84%
  • Brand-name2,351 claims15%
  • Other111 claims1%

Dr. Rivera'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's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids0%59 of 15,608 claims
  • Antibiotics1%114 of 15,608 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: 13,5682024: 14,98010%

Drugs named by CMS: 170 in 2024, 179 in 2023.

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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

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Dr. Walter Rivera received $2,834 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 113 general payments to Dr. Rivera from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 72% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,050.

General payments to Dr. Rivera by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Rivera by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,02872%
  • Consulting fees$80028%
  • Education$60%

Companies that paid Dr. Rivera the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Walter Rivera's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Walter Rivera's NPI number?

Dr. Walter Rivera's NPI number is 1609886969. It was assigned on August 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter Rivera?

Dr. Walter Rivera is a general practice physician in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).

Where does Dr. Walter Rivera practice?

Dr. Rivera practices at 1485 Ave Ashford, San Juan, PR 00907.

What is Dr. Walter Rivera's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Rivera is (787) 884-6161.

What is Dr. Walter Rivera's medical license number?

Dr. Rivera holds Puerto Rico license 14927.

What drugs does Dr. Walter Rivera prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rivera's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Famotidine and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Walter Rivera received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,834 in general payments to Dr. Rivera from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Walter Rivera been practicing?

Dr. Rivera's NPI was assigned in 2006.

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