NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Allen Albert Alvarez, MD

Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX

Allen Albert Alvarez, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1497995484, issued on Mar 3, 2009. Check the license (Texas N3438, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497995484
Name
Allen Albert Alvarez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
N3438 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9618 Huebner RD Ste 202, San Antonio, TX 78240
Phone
(210) 651-0303
Enumerated
Mar 3, 2009
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2025
Fax
(210) 651-0302
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091026000540); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9618 Huebner RD Ste 202

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Monica Anz-Cavazos, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1114972080
  2. Katy Caulfield, AGPCNPNurse Practitioner1174212427
  3. Ramiro Cavazos, MDSurgery Physician1619977055
  4. Linda Golden, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1578735692
  5. Heidi Jensen, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1750528766
  6. Vanessa Rodriguez, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1245666882

Verify Allen Albert Alvarez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

116 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Allen Alvarez116
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium47 claims
  2. Alprazolam19 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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: $521.23

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Allen Alvarez$521.23
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Texas Center For Medical And Surgical Weight Loss P ASan Antonio, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Allen Albert Alvarez among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Allen Albert Alvarez, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ramiro Cavazos, MDSan Antonio, TX 782401619977055
  2. Mark Cotner, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782401629070602
  3. Yekaterina Jordan, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782401063857605
  4. John Pilcher, MDSan Antonio, TX 782401356339550
  5. Kristen Beals, M.D.Jbsa Lackland, TX 782361154303956
  6. Mark Ervin, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782361073588224
  7. Craig Goldhagen, DOJbsa Lackland, TX 782361073142071
  8. Rajiv Iyer, M.D.Lackland A F B, TX 782361871670851

Common questions

What is Allen Albert Alvarez, MD's NPI number?

Allen Albert Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497995484, issued on Mar 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Allen Albert Alvarez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9618 Huebner RD Ste 202, San Antonio, TX, 78240. Phone: (210) 651-0303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Allen Albert Alvarez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N3438, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Allen Albert Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Allen Albert Alvarez, MD had 116 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.