Rheumatology Doctors in Vega Baja, PR Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Hiram Rivera Montes, MD
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: Hospital Wilma N Vazquez, Carr 2 Km 39.5 Suite 105, Vega Baja, PR 00693
Phone: 787-855-9281    Fax: 787-807-6439

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Popular Specializations in Vega Baja, PR:

General Practice
Internal Medicine
Family Medicine
Pediatrics
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Infectious Disease
Rheumatology


Rheumatology: An internist who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This specialist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and "collagen" diseases.


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