Alexander S. Tovar, M D
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Burbank, CA
Alexander S. Tovar, M D is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1245228519, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (California G57558, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander S. Tovar
- Credential
- M D
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- G57558 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 S. Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91505
- Phone
- (818) 848-8311
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2025
- Fax
- (818) 848-3314
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040610000694); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander S. Tovar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G57558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $157.40
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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.
Alexander S. Tovar among 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California
Alexander S. Tovar, M D is one of 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2002 among the 149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 208C00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California.
All 198 in California → Every provider in Burbank → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Sligh, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051104869056
- Jeffrey Lake, M.D.Encino, CA 914361326006024
- Vemuru Sunil Reddy, MDEncino, CA 914361639451578
- David Wang, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914111053808303
- Wendy Liu, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA 913671992952741
- Mudjianto Chandra, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561225152515
- Charles Headrick, MDTarzana, CA 913561265537831
- Harris Goldman, M DEncino, CA 913161881963775
Common questions
What is Alexander S. Tovar, M D's NPI number?
Alexander S. Tovar, M D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245228519, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander S. Tovar, M D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 S. Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, 91505. Phone: (818) 848-8311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander S. Tovar, M D's license?
NPPES lists California license number G57558, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.