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Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD

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(Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD)

(22 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice and Rheumatology (Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases)

100 Eastowne Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(984) 974-4191

Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD is a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in general practice and rheumatology (arthritis & autoimmune diseases). Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Hospitals.

Office Locations

100 Eastowne Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD treated as a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	411
injections	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD treated as a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC during 2013 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	400
hospital care	11
injections	34
inpatient care	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	12
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD treated as a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
doctor visit	321
injections	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD treated as a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC during 2015 were injections, immunotherapy and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	258
immunotherapy	16
injections	30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	26
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	280

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	51
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	14
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD treated as a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC during 2017 were injections, immunotherapy, aspiration and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
doctor visit	270
hospital care	11
immunotherapy	11
injections	22
inpatient care	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	12
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD treated as a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
doctor visit	294
injections	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	61
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	22
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD treated as a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	295
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	44
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	19
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	173

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	36
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	17
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	164

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	27
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	17
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	200

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	33
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD in 2023

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD treated as a general practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC were injections, aspiration, immunotherapy and hospital care.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	269
hospital care	12
immunotherapy	13
injections	28
inpatient care	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD.

**Gender**
Female	144
Male	59

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	120
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	11
75 to 84	31
Less than 65	73
65 to 74	76

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at Danbury Hospital. He is certified by the Internal Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Residency: Danbury Hospital (1996)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Board Certified (1996)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Hospitals

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, Liberty Advantage, Contigo Health, Veterans Affairs, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicaid, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, HealthTeam Advantage, Aetna Plans (except for Duke Basic Group Health Plan, Duke Select Group Health Plan, and Connected NC HMO), MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, North Carolina State Health Plan, BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees) (while this plan will be considered out-of-network for UNC Health beginning January 1, 2026, members can continue..., Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Atlantic Packaging Corporation, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP, Meritain Health, an Aetna Company and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

AmeriHealth Caritas

Aetna

Humana

Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)

MedCost

UnitedHealthcare

Carolina Complete Health

Liberty Advantage

Contigo Health

Veterans Affairs

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Medicaid

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

HealthTeam Advantage

Aetna Plans (except for Duke Basic Group Health Plan, Duke Select Group Health Plan, and Connected NC HMO)

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

North Carolina State Health Plan

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees) (while this plan will be considered out-of-network for UNC Health beginning January 1, 2026, members can continue...

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Atlantic Packaging Corporation

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 22 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chapel Hill, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GENZYME CORPORATION	$122 $122
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$22 ANORO $22
Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.	$4 RAYOS-5mg Prednisone $4

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$144
Education	$4

Research Payments

Dr. Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $616.

Biography

Dr. Alfredo Rivadeneira's medical specialty is general practice and rheumatology (arthritis & autoimmune diseases). His average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He appears to be in-network for UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. For his professional training, Dr. Rivadeneira completed a residency program at Danbury Hospital. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. He is affiliated with UNC Hospitals. Dr. Rivadeneira has an open panel in Chapel Hill, NC according to UNC Health.