Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $11,923 | 674 | 89.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,341 | 8 | 10.0% |
| Education | $124.51 | 7 | 0.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $3,416 | 171 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $1,577 | 14 | $0 (2022) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $1,229 | 72 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $978.70 | 54 | $0 (2024) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $906.07 | 58 | $0 (2024) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $709.64 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| QOL Medical, LLC | $663.06 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $580.44 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC | $355.04 | 16 | $0 (2017) |
| PFIZER INC. | $333.13 | 42 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,030 | 93 | ABBVIE INC. ($625.73) |
| 2023 | $1,899 | 99 | AbbVie Inc. ($550.68) |
| 2022 | $3,580 | 115 | Janssen Research & Development, LLC ($1,577) |
| 2021 | $1,506 | 88 | AbbVie Inc. ($576.32) |
| 2020 | $820.76 | 50 | AbbVie Inc. ($263.82) |
| 2019 | $1,471 | 111 | AbbVie, Inc. ($242.28) |
| 2018 | $917.49 | 55 | AbbVie, Inc. ($264.26) |
| 2017 | $1,165 | 78 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC ($355.04) |
All Payment Transactions
689 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 28
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.24 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.25 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.42 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | Linzess (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.44 | General |
| Category: GI | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Celltrion USA Inc. | ZYMFENTRA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.29 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.01 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Celltrion USA Inc. | ZYMFENTRA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.91 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.77 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.61 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.94 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | Linzess (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.01 | General |
| Category: GI | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | QOL Medical, LLC | SUCRAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.31 | General |
| Category: THERAPY FOR CSID | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.50 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.57 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | ENTYVIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.57 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.39 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.34 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.44 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | QOL Medical, LLC | SUCRAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.46 | General |
| Category: THERAPY FOR CSID | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.35 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological), RINVOQ, HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.20 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | ENTYVIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.19 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.17 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.58 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LINZESS (Drug), CREON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.94 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 545 | 598 | $227,078 | $77,254 |
| 2022 | 11 | 566 | 642 | $239,981 | $87,002 |
| 2021 | 10 | 406 | 463 | $155,616 | $59,682 |
| 2020 | 12 | 562 | 666 | $209,024 | $69,594 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
50 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Office | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $70,610 | $21,483 | 30.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 127 | 166 | $25,232 | $15,264 | 60.5% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $38,780 | $9,895 | 25.5% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $20,160 | $6,167 | 30.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $12,397 | $5,518 | 44.5% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $9,720 | $3,590 | 36.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $6,992 | $3,171 | 45.4% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 66 | 66 | $11,418 | $2,952 | 25.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 43 | $6,450 | $2,850 | 44.2% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $15,990 | $2,593 | 16.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 29 | $3,915 | $1,824 | 46.6% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $3,250 | $966.24 | 29.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $1,564 | $805.15 | 51.5% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $600.00 | $175.45 | 29.2% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Office | 2022 | 53 | 53 | $66,190 | $19,896 | 30.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 140 | 188 | $28,576 | $16,897 | 59.1% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2022 | 57 | 57 | $50,590 | $15,038 | 29.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 62 | 62 | $15,686 | $6,682 | 42.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 41 | $12,464 | $6,349 | 50.9% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2022 | 22 | 23 | $16,560 | $5,518 | 33.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 66 | 66 | $9,900 | $4,354 | 44.0% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $10,530 | $4,169 | 39.6% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 62 | $8,370 | $3,498 | 41.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $6,420 | $2,071 | 32.3% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 35 | $6,055 | $1,722 | 28.4% |
About Dr. Rene Rivera, MD
Dr. Rene Rivera, MD is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Chesapeake, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/18/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1356537054.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Rene Rivera, MD has received a total of $13,388 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,030 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 689 transactions from 41 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($11,923).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rivera has provided services to 2,079 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,369 services with total Medicare billing of $293,532. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 50 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Location Chesapeake, VA
- Active Since 09/18/2007
- Last Updated 02/27/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1356537054
Products in Payments
- TREMFYA (Drug) $1,601
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $1,276
- HUMIRA (Biological) $808.34
- RINVOQ (Biological) $765.12
- ENTYVIO (Biological) $692.04
- STELARA (Biological) $682.90
- INJECTAFER (Drug) $567.60
- Humira (Biological) $431.08
- LINZESS (Drug) $386.74
- ZEPOSIA (Drug) $347.45
- SUCRAID (Drug) $346.84
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $319.61
- Sucraid (Drug) $316.22
- MAVYRET (Drug) $288.57
- REMICADE (Biological) $271.44
- XELJANZ (Drug) $231.22
- DIFICID (Drug) $196.56
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $187.33
- Mavyret (Drug) $183.98
- Linzess (Drug) $183.06
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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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