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Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

1901 Port Lane
Amarillo, TX 79106

(806) 358-4596

Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology.

Office Locations

1901 Port Lane
Amarillo, TX 79106

(806) 358-4596

(806) 468-0240

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	798
ambulatory monitoring	77
angioplasty	22
blood draw	1162
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
cardiac procedures	1113
catheterization	301
CT scan	13
diagnostic procedures	182
doctor visit	2897
hospital care	629
inpatient care	604
lab tests	1169
laser treatment	355
minimally invasive procedures	1123
nuclear scan	223
outpatient care	25
stent placement (stenting)	81
stress testing	325
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	865
vascular procedures	1072
X-rays	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX during 2013 were vascular procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	482
ambulatory monitoring	54
angioplasty	118
blood draw	911
cardiac procedures	1171
catheterization	362
diagnostic procedures	190
doctor visit	2355
emergency care	13
hospital care	403
injections	20
inpatient care	378
lab tests	982
laser treatment	189
minimally invasive procedures	894
nuclear scan	236
outpatient care	25
stent placement (stenting)	120
stress testing	318
thoracic (chest) imaging	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	1102
vascular procedures	1187
X-rays	62

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	920
Female	1153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1652
Black	55
Hispanic	350
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	844
From 75 to 84	717
85 and over	277
Less than 65	235

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX during 2014 were cardiac procedures, vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	499
ambulatory monitoring	61
angioplasty	140
blood draw	714
cardiac procedures	1229
catheterization	436
diagnostic procedures	214
doctor visit	1782
emergency care	12
hospital care	426
injections	49
inpatient care	384
lab tests	623
laser treatment	94
minimally invasive procedures	963
nuclear scan	198
outpatient care	42
stent placement (stenting)	140
stress testing	257
thoracic (chest) imaging	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	1110
vascular procedures	1170
X-rays	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1065
Female	1329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1899
Black	71
Hispanic	392
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	938
From 75 to 84	802
85 and over	329
Less than 65	325

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	281
ambulatory monitoring	26
angioplasty	132
blood draw	538
cardiac procedures	1026
catheterization	306
diagnostic procedures	107
doctor visit	1459
emergency care	12
hospital care	427
injections	31
inpatient care	390
lab tests	599
laser treatment	70
minimally invasive procedures	587
nuclear scan	164
outpatient care	37
stent placement (stenting)	110
stress testing	288
thoracic (chest) imaging	67
ultrasound (sonogram)	838
vascular procedures	723
X-rays	67

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1858
Female	2324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3314
Black	100
Hispanic	708
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1618
From 75 to 84	1508
85 and over	570
Less than 65	486

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	344
ambulatory monitoring	34
angioplasty	154
blood draw	591
cardiac procedures	1389
catheterization	369
diagnostic procedures	117
doctor visit	2227
emergency care	21
hospital care	503
injections	54
inpatient care	450
lab tests	766
laser treatment	68
minimally invasive procedures	727
nuclear scan	188
outpatient care	53
stent placement (stenting)	154
stress testing	399
thoracic (chest) imaging	121
ultrasound (sonogram)	1291
vascular procedures	1083
X-rays	121

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1121
Female	1422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2028
Black	66
Hispanic	415
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1001
From 75 to 84	906
85 and over	329
Less than 65	307

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX during 2017 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	305
ambulatory monitoring	28
angioplasty	192
blood draw	400
cardiac procedures	1467
catheterization	404
chronic care	44
diagnostic procedures	116
doctor visit	2743
hospital care	542
injections	43
inpatient care	478
lab tests	1405
laser treatment	39
minimally invasive procedures	709
nuclear scan	190
outpatient care	64
stent placement (stenting)	192
stress testing	470
thoracic (chest) imaging	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	1176
vascular procedures	981
X-rays	105

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1157
Female	1381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2015
Black	73
Hispanic	424
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1040
From 75 to 84	882
85 and over	318
Less than 65	298

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	241
ambulatory monitoring	31
angioplasty	142
cardiac procedures	1249
catheterization	317
chronic care	769
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	2397
hospital care	505
injections	41
inpatient care	457
lab tests	768
minimally invasive procedures	578
nuclear scan	158
outpatient care	48
stent placement (stenting)	142
stress testing	356
ultrasound (sonogram)	1092
vascular procedures	864

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1102
Female	1267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1884
Black	52
Hispanic	405
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	963
From 75 to 84	847
85 and over	360
Less than 65	199

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	554
catheterization	120
diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	480
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
minimally invasive procedures	120
nuclear scan	76
stent placement (stenting)	38
stress testing	146
ultrasound (sonogram)	288
vascular procedures	79

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	153
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	377
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	326
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
minimally invasive procedures	23
nuclear scan	11
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	246
vascular procedures	34

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	531
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	139
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Amarillo, TX were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

ablation	421
ambulatory monitoring	44
angioplasty	117
blood draw	719
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
cardiac procedures	1063
catheterization	293
chronic care	406
CT scan	13
diagnostic procedures	124
doctor visit	1851
emergency care	14
hospital care	401
injections	39
inpatient care	368
lab tests	901
laser treatment	135
minimally invasive procedures	636
nuclear scan	160
outpatient care	42
stent placement (stenting)	122
stress testing	296
thoracic (chest) imaging	77
ultrasound (sonogram)	889
vascular procedures	799
X-rays	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	875
Female	1061

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	1554
Hispanic	310
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	682
85 and over	275
Less than 65	216
65 to 74	763

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	8
Dementia	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Amarillo, TX.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2016-06-27

Dr. Rivera is one of the leading cardiologist in Amarillo, TX. We have always received the best of care from Dr. Rivera and the Amarillo Heart Group. His practice has now expanded to veins outside of the heart.  Dr. Rivera and his team fixed a vericose vein in my leg. The procedure went very well. Dr Rivera is one of the finest healthcare professionals in Amarillo. Ken and Sheila Hamilton

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$145,182 XARELTO $145,179	$3
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$60,404 ClosureFast $17,707	CVI $14,277	Resolute $6,642	IN.PACT Admiral $6,586	HawkOne $5,561	Other $9,632
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$58,019 BRILINTA $57,516	CRESTOR $265	FARXIGA $80	SYMBICORT $22	$136
Gilead Sciences Inc	$43,659 Ranexa $41,966	$1,694
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$41,559 EVLT $18,603	VenaCure EVLT System $625	$22,331
Other	$140,040 Vascular $17,177	ZONTIVITY $12,793	LIVALO $12,468	ENTRESTO $9,012	Edarbyclor $8,877	Other $79,712

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$284,108
Travel and Lodging	$79,590
Food and Beverage	$60,487
Consulting Fee	$39,650
Honoraria	$16,878
Other	$8,150

Research Payments

Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $42.

Biography

Dr. Ernesto Rivera is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist in Amarillo, TX. Dr. Rivera has obtained a license to practice in Texas.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Rivera, MD From 2012 - 2020

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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