Alain Alvarez
Rheumatology Physician · Naples, FL
Alain Alvarez is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Naples, Florida, and NPI 1841457496, issued on May 21, 2008. Check the license (Florida ME97114, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alain Alvarez
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- ME97114 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6605 Hillway Cir Ste 101, Naples, FL 34112
- Phone
- (239) 262-6550
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2022
- Fax
- (239) 261-5698
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081128000047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6605 Hillway Cir Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Alper, MD P ARheumatology Physician1689663296
- Yekaterina Grigol, PAPhysician Assistant1558734178
- Terry Smith, FNPNurse Practitioner1508952292
- Nathan WarderNurse Practitioner1093349052
Verify Alain Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME97114Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,445 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate435 claims
- Methylprednisolone353 claims
- Prednisone321 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate304 claims
- Allopurinol103 claims
- Alendronate Sodium93 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,822.80
191 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- American Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates LLCNaples, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alain Alvarez among 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida
Alain Alvarez is one of 494 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 362 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Florida
There are 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida.
All 494 in Florida → Every provider in Naples → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Alper, MD P ANaples, FL 341121689663296
- Aleksandra Granath, M.D. ,PH.D.Naples, FL 341091366531535
- Catherine Kowal, MDNaples, FL 341091013909332
- Suyien Zhaz-Leitner, M.DNaples, FL 341091821347808
- Allan Goodwin, M.D.Naples, FL 341191326090929
- Kathleen Bos, M.D.Naples, FL 341031952795304
- Eric Hochman, MDNaples, FL 341021063455707
- Shristi Basnyat, MDEstero, FL 341351073707501
Common questions
What is Alain Alvarez's NPI number?
Alain Alvarez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841457496, issued on May 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alain Alvarez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6605 Hillway Cir Ste 101, Naples, FL, 34112. Phone: (239) 262-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alain Alvarez's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME97114, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alain Alvarez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alain Alvarez had 2,445 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alain Alvarez's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.