Joseph Rivera, DPT

Primary specialty

Physical TherapistTaxonomy code 225100000X

License

137429 Issued in IA

Practice address

450 Laurel St Ste a
Des Moines, IA 50314-3045

Phone

(515) 247-8400

Fax

(515) 248-8888

NPI assigned

Mar 3, 2026

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physical Therapist in Private Practice

Education

Other, 2025

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Iowa Orthopaedic Center PCGroup PAC ID 5597679159, 69 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.C.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1669579785
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.C.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Johnston, IA
  • NPI 1326637521
  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "450 LAUREL ST STE A",
            "city": "DES MOINES",
            "state": "IA",
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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2026-03-03",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-03",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-03",
        "status": "A"
    },
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• Melinda Gayle Ritter-Brown, PT
• Madeline Hope Ritter, D.D.S.
• Laurence Lee Rivas Jr.
• Erin Kathaleen Rivera-Case, CADC
• Amanda Rivera
• Riverwoods Terrace, LLC
• Riyaaq Transport LLC
• Laura Elizabeth Rizer
• Nicole Rizk, DO
• Sheri Lynn Roach, A.R.N.P.

• Physical Therapist in Des Moines, IA
• Providers in Des Moines, IA by specialty
• Physical Therapist in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 3, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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