Luis Hernan Rivera, M.D.
Emergency Medicine · General Practice (CMS) · Ponce, PR
At a glance
Urb. Rio Canas Calle Amazonas, Ponce, PR 00728
NPPES record updated Jul 8, 2007. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
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- Do you accept my specific insurance plan?
- Do you provide the service I need at this address?
- Do I need a referral, and what is the earliest appointment?
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Medicare & insurance
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Urb. Rio Canas Calle Amazonas #2936Ponce, PR 00728
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina
- Graduation year
- 1986
- CMS specialties
- Emergency Medicine · General Practice
Practice groups
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
Reported activity can help you ask more informed questions about a practice’s services.
No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Service-mix comparison is unavailable for this NPI in the imported Medicare service file.
Industry-reported general payments
Includes reported transfers of value, such as meals, travel, or consulting. Payments do not establish improper conduct or quality of care. Research funding and ownership values are excluded from this total.
See payment purposes and reporting companies
Reported purposes
| Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|
| Food and beverage | $64.66 |
Reporting companies
| Company | Amount |
|---|---|
| DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | $64.66 |
Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine · General Practice (CMS)
- Taxonomy code
- 208D00000X
- Enumeration date
- Mar 13, 2007
- Record updated
- Jul 8, 2007
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Reported credentials
- M.D.
Reported taxonomies and licenses
208D00000X · Primary
License reported: 12394 PR
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Practice location
Urb. Rio Canas Calle Amazonas#2936
Ponce, PR 00728
- Phone
- (787) 568-3966
Mailing address
URB. RIO CANAS CALLE AMAZONAS#2936
PONCE, PR 00728
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