EFRAIN RIVERA M.D. NPI 1780780858

NPI Information

  • NPI: 1780780858
  • Provider Name: EFRAIN RIVERA, M.D.
  • Classification: Pain Medicine - 208VP0014X
  • Specialization: Interventional Pain Medicine
  • Entity Type: Individual
  • PECOS Registration: Yes
  • Address: 1717 BROWN ST STE 3
    EL PASO, TX
    ZIP 79902
  • Phone: (915) 261-7226

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NPI Details

Efrain Rivera, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine pain medicine in El Paso, TX with 45 years of experience. The provider is interventional Pain Medicine is the discipline of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of pain and related disorders principally with the application of interventional techniques in managing subacute, chronic, persistent, and intractable pain, independently or in conjunction with other modalities of treatment. Efrain Rivera, M.D. NPI is 1780780858. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1981

The provider's business location address is:

1717 BROWN ST STE 3
EL PASO, TX
ZIP 79902-730
Phone: (915) 261-7226
Fax: (915) 231-6769

The NPI 1780780858 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

  • Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
  • Injection, propofol, 10 mg (HCPCS:J2704)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
  • Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99490)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
  • Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers (HCPCS:80307)
  • Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes (HCPCS:99153)
  • Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg (HCPCS:J2250)
  • Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg (HCPCS:J3010)
  • Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
  • Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99426)
  • Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml (HCPCS:Q9965)
  • Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
  • Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
  • Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64494)
  • Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
  • Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
  • Destruction of nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64625)
  • Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
  • Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)
  • Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance (HCPCS:01938)
  • Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
  • Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position (HCPCS:01992)
  • Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
  • New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 9/16/2006 and was last updated on 7/24/2020.

Taxonomy Codes

The NPI record includes the healthcare provider taxonomy classification, state license number and state of licensure. The following information regarding the scope of practice of this provider is available:

No. Taxonomy Code Taxonomy Clasification Taxonomy Specialization License Number License State Primary
1207L00000XAnesthesiologyG1525TEXASNo
2208VP0014XPain MedicineInterventional Pain MedicineG1525TEXASYes

Other Identifiers

The following information regarding additional identifiers associated to this NPI record includes the other identifier number, identifier type, identifier state and issuer.

No. Other Provider Identifier Other Provider Identifier Type Other Provider Identifier State Other Provider Identifier Issuer
1129999208MEDICAIDTEXAS
28U4601OTHERTEXASBCBS
3129999206MEDICAIDTEXAS
48S2590OTHERTEXASBCBS

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This page was last updated on: 11/21/2025

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