Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS
Medical Physician Assistant · Minneapolis, MN
Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1669485116, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 9745, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear
- Credential
- PA-C, MPAS
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 9745 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
- Phone
- (612) 638-0700
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110224000160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2001 Bloomington Ave
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Verify Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 9745Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
860 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lantus Solostar89 claims
- Ozempic62 claims
- Jardiance53 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er46 claims
- Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)45 claims
- Mounjaro42 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $112.28
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- University OF Minnesota Health Clinics And Surgery Center IncMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear among 459 medical physician assistant records in Minnesota
Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS is one of 459 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 78% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2012 among the 316 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Minnesota
There are 459 medical physician assistant records in Minnesota.
All 459 in Minnesota → Every provider in Minneapolis → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarahi Casillas GonzalezMinneapolis, MN 554041750908836
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- Kathryn Flynn, PA-CMinneapolis, MN 554041306383609
- Julia GesenswayMinneapolis, MN 554041164142832
- Olivia HaanMinneapolis, MN 554041396675146
- Aurora Nesberg, PA-CMinneapolis, MN 554041215792361
- Hanna Ozarski, PA-CMinneapolis, MN 554041326798828
- Amanda Rohrer, PA-CMinneapolis, MN 554041255769071
Common questions
What is Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS's NPI number?
Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669485116, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55404. Phone: (612) 638-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 9745, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS had 860 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alison Cristen Bunio Alvear, PA-C, MPAS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.