What is Tania Rivera's specialty?

Tania Rivera (NPI 1336346972) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Escondido, CA.

Where does Tania Rivera practice?

Tania Rivera practices in Escondido, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1336346972.

How much does Medicare pay Tania Rivera?

Tania Rivera (NPI 1336346972) received approximately $178K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 170 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1336346972

Tania RiveraM.D.

PRACTICEPAUL V POLISHUK MD INCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyEscondido, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

428

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,068

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$72K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 530 Rheumatology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,833).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

986

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate222 claims

Methotrexate Sodium135 claims

Etanercept69 claims

Prednisone69 claims

Folic Acid48 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$11K

Payment records

104

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$7K

Food and Beverage$2K

Consulting Fee$2K

Education$99

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$7K

Food and Beverage$2K

Consulting Fee$2K

Education$99

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Tania Rivera's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 1 inbound referrers · 2 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PALOMAR HEALTH	22	77

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	65	165
PALOMAR HEALTH	20	110

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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