Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,386
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 138
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,129
- Industry payments
- $17,702
- Affiliated sites
- 2
- Practice address
- 1501 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902
- Practice phone
- Call (915) 261-7226
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Texas Pain Management
El Paso, Texas
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Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. is an interventional pain medicine physician in El Paso, Texas
Dr. Rivera practices at Texas Pain Management in El Paso, Texas.
Dr. Rivera's NPI, 1780780858, was assigned on September 16, 2006. Dr. Rivera graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Rivera's Texas license number on file is G1525.
- NPI
- 1780780858NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305758178
- NPI enumeration date
- September 16, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (915) 261-7226
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. practices at Texas Pain Management in El Paso, Texas
Dr. Rivera's primary practice is Texas Pain Management, at 1501 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902 in El Paso County. The practice phone is (915) 261-7226.
- Texas Pain Management1501 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902 · El Paso CountyPhone(915) 261-7226
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 5 medical groups
Dr. Rivera's primary practice is Texas Pain Management in El Paso, Texas. The medical group on file is Texas Pain Management. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rivera to 4 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rivera practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Texas Pain Management | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 4 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. is one of 272 interventional pain medicine physicians in Texas
Interventional pain medicine is Dr. Rivera's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0014X. Dmand AI has Dr. Rivera's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and New Mexico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional pain medicine, TexasPrimary
- New Mexico license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists back pain injection, drug use disorders, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Rivera treats.
Interventional pain medicine physicians near Dr. Rivera
Counts of interventional pain medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. billed Medicare for 5,386 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,386 Medicare services from Dr. Rivera across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $187,006 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Rivera's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3,0032024: 2,7867%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,5982024: 1,20425%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 5922024: 74225%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3542024: 28719%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2932024: 24018%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 86
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 41
Dr. Rivera compared with the Texas median for interventional pain medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Rivera
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 5,386vs 2,5142.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 138vs 25345% below
- Part D claims
- 6,997vs 1,8283.8 times
Medians across 263 interventional pain medicine physicians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Rivera'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. Efrain Rivera Jr. treated 138 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rivera in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have alcohol and drug use disorders, and 75% have arthritis. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.56, 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 66, with 63% women.
Dr. Rivera's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Rivera's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7957%
- Men5943%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rivera's Medicare patients, 2024
- Alcohol and drug use disorders75%
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol70%
- Anxiety41%
- Diabetes39%
- Chronic kidney disease36%
- Mood disorders34%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Rivera's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men36%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. wrote 7,129 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rivera wrote 7,129 Medicare Part D claims for 380 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,997 of them, across 52 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $412,736 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,999 claims across 49 drugs.
Dr. Rivera's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,588 claims92%
- Brand-name541 claims8%
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
- Opioids44%3,122 of 7,129 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: 4,9992024: 6,99740%
Drugs named by CMS: 52 in 2024, 49 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. Efrain Rivera Jr. offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Rivera accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Rivera as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. received $17,702 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 436 general payments to Dr. Rivera from 53 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $3,076.
General payments to Dr. Rivera by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Rivera by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$11,08363%
- Travel and lodging$5,12829%
- Education$1,4918%
- Gifts$00%
Companies that paid Dr. Rivera the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine
Dr. Rivera graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1981.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Rivera is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Rivera accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO11
- Medicare7
- POS5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr.'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 Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr.'s NPI number is 1780780858. It was assigned on September 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr.?
Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. is an interventional pain medicine physician in El Paso, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0014X).
Where does Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. practice?
Dr. Rivera practices at 1501 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902. Dr. Rivera's primary practice is Texas Pain Management in El Paso, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rivera to 4 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rivera is (915) 261-7226.
What is Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Rivera's Texas license number on file is G1525, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Rivera in Texas (1982 to 2025) and New Mexico (1987 to 1988).
What medical group is Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. part of?
Dr. Rivera is linked to Texas Pain Management. Dmand AI links Dr. Rivera to 4 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rivera billed Medicare for 5,386 services in 2024, and Dr. Rivera accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Rivera as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. see?
CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rivera in 2024, with an average age of 70.
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What services does Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rivera's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1100), lab and pathology test (80307) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Rivera graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rivera's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17,702 in general payments to Dr. Rivera from 53 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Rivera graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Efrain Rivera Jr. accept?
Dr. Rivera is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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