Dr. Ernie Canales Rivera MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1518511518 is registered to Dr. Ernie Canales Rivera MD, a General Practice practising at Urb Carolina Alta Calle Milagros Cabezas Local A in Carolina, Puerto Rico. General Practice is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Ernie Canales Rivera MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2019.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20210420000850General PracticePR
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Ernie Canales Rivera MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Ernie Canales Rivera MD directly at (787) 230-6230.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1518511518 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
General Practice is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (787) 230-6230.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Ernie Canales Rivera MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.