Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD
Nephrology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1508846304, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2002011236, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alejandro C. Alvarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 2002011236 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 362-7603
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2026
- Fax
- (314) 747-5213
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040304000370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alejandro C. Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2002011236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone15 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Eliquis11 claims
- Lactulose11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $5,911.25
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Fresenius Vascular Care St Louis LLCFlorissant, MO
- Nephrology And Hypertension Specialists LLCSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alejandro C. Alvarez among 285 nephrology physician records in Missouri
Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD is one of 285 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 285 nephrology physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Cheng, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101154349611
- Daniel Coyne, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101427074749
- James Delmez, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101306862537
- Decha Enkvetchakul, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101205852514
- Andreas Herrlich, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101770567414
- Benjamin Humphreys, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101497798169
- Tingting Li, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101831154053
- Stanley Misler, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101760408900
Common questions
What is Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508846304, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-7603. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2002011236, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alejandro C. Alvarez, MD had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.