Clínica Rivera — Dr. Christian Rivera
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 67.6/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #16 of 21 ranked clinics · last checked 20 September 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine clinic in San José, running since 2004. It offers surgery alongside non-surgical treatments such as botulinum toxin and fillers, ultrasound tightening and laser platforms, and publishes a surgical risk calculator.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Found by name or number; specialty matches what is advertised; status current. Dr. Christian Rivera Paniagua is listed in the CMC Buscador de Medicos with licence status Activo and the recognised specialty Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva (cod. MED4902). [cmc] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-09-20 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Named; role unclear. The founding surgeon is named with his role on his own profile page, but the contact page gives phones and e-mail addresses only, so the physician is not tied to a street address. [site-doctor] |
SEC | 16 | 2026-09-20 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by name. Matched by name in the CMC colegiatura register: Médico y Cirujano, cod. MED4902, status Activo. The clinic publishes no CMC code of its own, so the match is on the name. [cmc] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-09-20 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Not applicable: this country has no Facility register. |
— | — | — | 2026-09-20 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Brand only. The clinic trades under a brand name only: no company name with a legal form and no cedula juridica is published on any of its pages (https://drchristianrivera.com/, https://drchristianrivera.com/contact, https://drchristianrivera.com/staff/doctor-rivera, https://drchristianrivera.com/proposito, https://drchristianrivera.com/preguntas-frecuentes). The Hacienda taxpayer register answers on an identification number, so there is nothing to look up. [site-contact] |
SEC | 8 | 2026-09-20 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. Pages loaded: home, about, contact, treatments, frequently asked questions, financing, 3D simulation, purpose and the doctor profile. No licence number, membership number, facility permit or cedula juridica is published anywhere on the site. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-09-20 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty One or two soft superlatives. Scan of 12 pages in Spanish (home, about, treatments, contact, financing, frequently asked questions, 3D simulation, purpose and the doctor profile). Two soft superlatives about the practice, of which the quoted heading is one. No guarantee from the bright line is published. [site] CREMAS MEDICADAS PROFESIONALES NEOSTRATA Y 10 EQUIPOS DEL MÁS ALTO NIVEL QUE CAMBIAN SU CUERPO SIN BISTURÍ |
SEC | 12 | 2026-09-20 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. Reason: Single language front. Last attempt: clinic_site, 20 September 2026 — one language front; no hreflang alternates or language links The clinic site publishes one language front; nothing to compare. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-09-20 |
| M9 | Patient documents Two or three. Pages loaded: home, about, treatments, contact, financing, frequently asked questions, 3D simulation, purpose and the doctor profile. Two of the five document classes appear: a surgical risk calculator in the main menu, and aftercare guidance on the 3D-simulation page. No consent form, revision policy or complaint route is published. [site] [site-simulacion] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-09-20 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site-doctor] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Christian Rivera Paniagua [site-doctor] [cmc] | Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon, founder | MED4902 |
Legal entity: could not verify
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: could not verify
- Breast surgery: could not verify
- Liposuction & body contouring: could not verify
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica — Registro de Infractores (physicians under a firm suspension)): no entry found [cmc-sanctions]
What we could not verify
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency — Single language front
These cells score nothing and are not negative findings. A cell on a register that is closed to machine queries is left out of the coverage calculation; the others count against it. Each one names why it is empty; an attempt that did not complete is re-run in the next collection pass. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://drchristianrivera.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 4001 8567 |
| Address | San José, Costa Rica |
| City | San José |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://drchristianrivera.com/ | clinic's own site | clinic name, treatment list, surgical risk calculator in the menu | 20 September 2026 |
| site-doctor | https://drchristianrivera.com/staff/doctor-rivera | clinic's own site | responsible surgeon named with role, training and the year the clinic was founded | 20 September 2026 |
| site-contact | https://drchristianrivera.com/contact | clinic's own site | phones and e-mail addresses | 20 September 2026 |
| site-simulacion | https://drchristianrivera.com/simulacion-3d | clinic's own site | aftercare guidance | 20 September 2026 |
| cmc | https://medicoscr.hulilabs.com/es/search?fs=5329&sort=last_name_asc… | official register | GET https://medicoscr.hulilabs.com/es/search?fs=5329&sort=last_name_asc&page=7 — card "Christian Rivera Paniagua | Médico y Cirujano | cod. MED4902 | Activo | Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva | Clínica Rivera" | 20 September 2026 |
| cmc-sanctions | https://medicos.cr/web2/registro-de-infractores/ | official register | CMC Registro de Infractores — the 15 physicians currently serving a firm suspension; this physician is not among them | 20 September 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 20 September 2026 | Initial collection (v1.2 pass 1). |
Correction or right of reply
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