Physician Profile
Efrain Rivera, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Rivera
Efrain Rivera, M.D. is a healthcare provider in El Paso, TX specializing in interventional pain medicine. Efrain trained at Baylor College of Medicine, graduating in 1981. Efrain is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology. According to Medicare claims data, Efrain cared for 906 Medicare patients across 5,369 services. The services billed most often include injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
License numbers are what the provider reported to NPPES when the NPI was issued or updated. NPPES does not verify licensure; confirm current standing with the state licensing board.
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (915) 261-7226
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1717 BROWN ST STE 3
El Paso, TX 79902
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Interventional Pain Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
- Chronic back pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Herniated disc
- Neck pain
- Neuropathy
- Sciatica
Abdominal pain
- Abdominal wall nerve pain
Chest and ribs
Complex pain
- Cancer pain
Elbow and arm
Foot and ankle
Head & face
- Migraines
- Occipital neuralgia
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Head and neck
- Cluster Headaches
- Neck-Related Headaches
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
Joints
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Lateral hip pain and trochanteric bursitis
- Shoulder Arthritis Pain
Knee and leg
- Baker's Cyst
Muscle pain
- Muscle knots and spasms
- Muscle Stiffness and Spasticity
Muscles
Nerve pain
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Foot Numbness and Tingling
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Phantom limb pain
- Shingles pain
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Pelvic and groin
- Groin nerve pain after hernia surgery
- Pudendal nerve pain
Shoulder and arm
Spine
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper Back Pain
- Whiplash
Spine & nerve
Spine & pelvis
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Tailbone pain
Surgical pain
- Post-surgical pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Ablation
- Cryoneurolysis
- Shoulder Nerve Burning
Diagnostics
- Discogram
Head & face
- Botox for migraines
- Facial nerve block for headache
- Occipital Nerve Injection
Implants
- Pain pump implant
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Infusion therapy
- Ketamine infusion therapy
Injections
- Botox Injections For Severe Spasms
- Bursa injection
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
- Celiac plexus block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Knee Joint Injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Stellate ganglion block
- Tendon Sheath Injection
- Trigger Point Injections
Muscle procedures
Nerve ablation
- Knee Nerve Burning
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Nerve blocks
- Groin nerve block
- Pudendal nerve block
- Rib nerve block
Neuromodulation
- Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
Regenerative
- PRP therapy
Regenerative medicine
- Prolotherapy Injections
- Stem Cell Injections For Joint Pain
Spine procedures
- Blood patch for spinal headache
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Facet Joint Injections
- Interspinous Spacer
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Mild procedure for spinal stenosis
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- SI Joint Fusion
- Vertebroplasty
Sympathetic blocks
- Ganglion impar block
- Superior hypogastric plexus block
Targeted drug delivery
- Baclofen Pump Implant
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
5,369 services · 906 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance | Procedure | 64625 |
49 | More often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Procedure | 20611 |
38 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
37 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
34 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Procedure | 64494 |
33 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
29 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Procedure | 27096 |
28 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Procedure | 64636 |
20 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Procedure | 64635 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
23 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other interventional pain medicines in El Paso 6
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Baylor College of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 15 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1981 at Baylor College of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Destruction of nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance 7
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Efrain Rivera specialize in?
Efrain Rivera is an interventional pain medicine in El Paso, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Efrain Rivera located?
Efrain Rivera is listed at 1717 Brown St Ste 3, El Paso, TX 79902. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Efrain Rivera's phone number?
The number on file is (915) 261-7226. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Efrain Rivera's NPI number?
Efrain Rivera's National Provider Identifier is 1780780858. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Efrain Rivera train?
Efrain Rivera attended Baylor College of Medicine, graduating in 1981. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Efrain Rivera been practicing?
Efrain Rivera has 45 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1981, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Efrain Rivera do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Efrain Rivera performs procedures including destruction of nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance, aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance and injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance; reads or performs imaging such as fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement and ultrasonic guidance for needle placement; provides treatments such as use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure , initial 15 minutes and use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Efrain Rivera confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Efrain Rivera. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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