Specialty code 174400000X · Ponce, PR
NPI
1518066216
Since 2006
Specialty
Specialty code 174400000X
Code 174400000X
Group practices
1
Medicare group memberships
Hospitals
0
Hospital affiliations
2614 Calle Mayor
Ponce, PR, 00717
Phone (787) 840-8293
Groups this clinician bills Medicare through
Medicare paid
-
No Medicare services published
Medicare patients
-
Drug cost, 2024
$1.6M
7,101 prescriptions
Company payments, 2025
$516
From 6 companies
Medicare prescription drug claims, 2024
In 2024, the drug Luis R Ruiz Rivera prescribed most often to Medicare patients was Synthroid (Levothyroxine Sodium), with 1,563 prescriptions and refills. In total Luis R Ruiz Rivera wrote 7,101 Medicare prescriptions that cost $1.6M.
| Drug |
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Official US government data: the national provider registry and Medicare enrollment records, linked by NPI. Last update of this record: 2013-06-20.
| Claims |
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| 30-day fills |
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| Patients |
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| Cost |
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| Synthroid Levothyroxine Sodium | 1,563 | 3,732 | 463 | $176K |
| Metformin Hcl Generic | 293 | 842 | 112 | $2,358 |
| Glimepiride Generic | 283 | 745 | 100 | $7,047 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium Generic | 274 | 802 | 113 | $4,758 |
| Janumet Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 254 | 500 | 85 | $259K |
| Mounjaro Tirzepatide | 204 | 208 | 22 | $221K |
| Gabapentin Generic | 158 | 436 | 63 | $2,359 |
| Fenofibrate Generic | 136 | 386 | 56 | $5,880 |
| Losartan Potassium Generic | 133 | 377 | 56 | $1,978 |
| Januvia Sitagliptin Phosphate | 129 | 259 | 39 | $147K |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Generic | 120 | 349 | 55 | $1,602 |
| Simvastatin Generic | 110 | 320 | 43 | $1,014 |
| Lantus Solostar Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 107 | 200 | 31 | $11K |
| Famotidine Generic | 103 | 305 | 43 | $1,593 |
| Lantus Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 99 | 221 | 36 | $19K |
Brand drugs: 3,224 claims; generic drugs: 3,710 claims.
Money and other things of value reported by the companies
In 2025, drug and medical device companies paid Luis R Ruiz Rivera $516 ($516 in general payments such as food, travel and fees) from 6 companies. The largest payer was Bayer Puerto Rico Inc. with $156.
Official US government data on Original Medicare services, Medicare prescription drug plans and the payments drug and device companies must report. Services with fewer than 11 patients and drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published. Procedure codes are shown by number with their public category.