Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Douglas Rivera, MD
Radiology - Diagnostic · Georgetown, TX
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Rivera from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Rivera
Dr. Douglas Rivera is a radiology - diagnostic in Georgetown, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rivera performed 25,100 Medicare services across 1,420 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rivera received a total of $6,391 from 58 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 196 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in radiology - diagnostic. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Rivera is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 2% volume in TX$ $6,391 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗25,100
Medicare services
Top 2% in TX for radiology - diagnostic
1,420
Unique beneficiaries
$19
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~1,255 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Feraheme) | 12,750 | $0 | $2 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 5,040 | $0 | $1 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 2,280 | $18 | $48 |
| Immune globulin infusion (Gammagard) | 1,570 | $35 | $100 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 529 | $0 | $1 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 338 | $271 | $1,176 |
| CT guidance for radiation therapy | 337 | $92 | $399 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 191 | $41 | $164 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 169 | $19 | $182 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 157 | $88 | $325 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 139 | $61 | $257 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 123 | $146 | $584 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 6-10 mev | 121 | $177 | $760 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 118 | $65 | $270 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 95 | $8 | $24 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 89 | $9 | $48 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 77 | $43 | $197 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 71 | $131 | $621 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 65 | $85 | $433 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 64 | $60 | $268 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 58 | $25 | $106 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 40 mg | 56 | $3 | $12 |
| Cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 55 | $755 | $3,454 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 52 | $82 | $354 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 47 | $128 | $503 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 46 | $95 | $388 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 43 | $1 | $3 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 41 | $165 | $644 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 39 | $48 | $489 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 36 | $177 | $859 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 35 | $137 | $540 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 32 | $13 | $61 |
| High precision radiation therapy planning | 31 | $1,394 | $5,817 |
| Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | 31 | $354 | $1,443 |
| Blood creatinine level | 27 | $5 | $16 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 24 | $38 | $170 |
| Special radiation treatment | 23 | $100 | $458 |
| Management of cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 18 | $473 | $1,942 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 17 | $127 | $531 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 15 | $332 | $1,461 |
| 3d radiation therapy planning | 14 | $256 | $1,186 |
| CT scan of chest, without contrast | 13 | $35 | $284 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 13 | $71 | $352 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 11 | $107 | $431 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
58.5% high complexity
37.4% medium
4.2% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$6,391
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $913/year across 7 years
Top 16% in TX for radiology - diagnostic
58
Companies
196
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$6,351 (99.4%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$40 (0.6%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$313
2023$2,332
2022$1,774
2021$245
2020$319
2019$518
2018$890
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
PALETTE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
$1,154
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$937
Boston Scientific Corporation
$715
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.
$258
RefleXion Medical, Inc.
$213
Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited
$212
ACCURAY INCORPORATED
$204
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$190
Palette Life Sciences, Inc.
$166
Accuray Incorporated
$165
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$163
Medtronic, Inc.
$148
Stryker Corporation
$133
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$130
Amgen Inc.
$119
PFIZER INC.
$104
Covidien LP
$96
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$69
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
$65
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$61
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$59
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$59
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$58
MorphoSys, US Inc.
$53
Seagen Inc.
$50
Taiho Oncology, Inc.
$49
TAIHO ONCOLOGY, INC.
$47
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$44
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$39
AbbVie, Inc.
$39
Lilly USA, LLC
$37
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$33
Pharmacyclics LLC, An AbbVie Company
$32
EMD Serono, Inc.
$32
Exelixis Inc.
$30
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$28
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
$27
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
$27
SRS Medical Systems, Inc.
$24
Genentech USA, Inc.
$23
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
EUSA Pharma (US) LLC
$21
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$20
SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
$20
INSYS Therapeutics Inc
$20
G1 Therapeutics, Inc.
$19
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$18
Celgene Corporation
$18
Organon LLC
$18
Blueprint Medicines Corporation
$17
Stemline Therapeutics Inc.
$17
Dova Pharmaceuticals
$14
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$13
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
$13
GENZYME CORPORATION
$13
MACROGENICS, INC.
$12
AbbVie Inc.
$11
Allergan Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 43.9% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $25 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Radiology - Diagnostics within 10 mi
15
Per 100K population
2.3
County median income
$108,309
Nearest hospital
ROCK SPRINGS
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Rivera is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 16%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Rivera experienced with iron infusion (feraheme)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Rivera performed 12,750 iron infusion (feraheme) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Rivera receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Rivera received a total of $6,391 from 58 companies across 196 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Rivera's costs compare to other radiology - diagnostics in Georgetown?
Dr. Rivera's average Medicare payment per service is $19. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Rivera) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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