Total Payments
$13,116
2024 Payments
$1,368
Companies
26
Transactions
448
Medicare Patients
268
Medicare Billing
$22,117
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$11,639 (88.7%)
Travel$1,399 (10.7%)
Gifts$75.13 (0.6%)
Education$2.95 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $11,639 | 439 | 88.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,399 | 7 | 10.7% |
| Gift | $75.13 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Education | $2.95 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $1,997 | 91 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,955 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,677 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $1,483 | 84 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,074 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $819.31 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $811.04 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $766.78 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $615.94 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | $519.38 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,368 | 56 | Medtronic, Inc. ($274.83) |
| 2023 | $1,561 | 56 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($358.84) |
| 2022 | $1,390 | 46 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC ($195.01) |
| 2021 | $2,165 | 75 | Medtronic, Inc. ($872.53) |
| 2020 | $857.18 | 42 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($248.40) |
| 2019 | $1,727 | 73 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($399.18) |
| 2018 | $2,858 | 53 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($1,298) |
| 2017 | $1,190 | 47 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($376.14) |
All Payment Transactions
448 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 18
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.25 | General |
| 12/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.30 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.54 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | PBG PUERTO RICO LLC | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.19 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ONYX FRONTIER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.93 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.81 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.22 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.16 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $103.00 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.16 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.59 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.26 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.46 | General |
| Category: Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon_IC | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.29 | General |
| Category: Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon_IC | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Stingray (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.02 | General |
| Category: Stingray_IC | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 15 | $1,362 | $826.37 |
| 2022 | 4 | 72 | 89 | $8,380 | $5,443 |
| 2021 | 4 | 79 | 105 | $8,283 | $5,803 |
| 2020 | 6 | 105 | 157 | $13,868 | $10,044 |
Total Patients
268
Total Services
366
Medicare Billing
$22,117
Procedure Codes
15
All Medicare Procedures & Services
15 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $1,362 | $826.37 | 60.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 45 | $4,156 | $2,904 | 69.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $3,300 | $2,113 | 64.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $691.36 | $274.94 | 39.8% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $233.44 | $150.21 | 64.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 33 | 55 | $5,082 | $3,427 | 67.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 15 | $2,044 | $1,635 | 80.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 15 | $856.50 | $548.16 | 64.0% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $300.23 | $192.42 | 64.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 34 | 55 | $4,155 | $2,654 | 63.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 45 | $3,317 | $2,632 | 79.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $2,471 | $1,957 | 79.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 19 | $2,667 | $1,926 | 72.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 14 | $1,049 | $772.68 | 73.7% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $208.80 | $102.30 | 49.0% |
About Rafael Rivera
Rafael Rivera is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Ponce, Puerto Rico. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1003911264.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Rafael Rivera has received a total of $13,116 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,368 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 448 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($11,639).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rivera has provided services to 268 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 366 services with total Medicare billing of $22,117. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 15 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
- Location Ponce, PR
- Active Since 09/13/2006
- Last Updated 05/12/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1003911264
Products in Payments
- XARELTO (Drug) $1,579
- LifeVest (Device) $1,483
- CROSSBOSS (Device) $1,395
- Repatha (Biological) $766.78
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $736.48
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $722.41
- FARXIGA (Drug) $365.57
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $356.41
- INVOKANA (Drug) $344.32
- BRILINTA (Drug) $331.20
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $273.57
- Micra (Device) $250.09
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $230.02
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $211.31
- VYNDAQEL (Drug) $166.57
- Resolute (Device) $163.68
- OptiCross (Device) $152.39
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $134.06
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $124.99
- Xience Alpine cornary stent system (Device) $118.83
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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