NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Pediatric Cardiology Physician NPI 1639186802 MD
Verify on CMS → Alvaro Galindo, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Physician in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,663 in Pediatric Cardiology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
81
Medicare Part D claims · Pediatric Cardiology Physician avg: 93
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$69.1K
61 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Alvaro Galindo, MD filed 81 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Pediatric Cardiology Physician in Las Vegas, Nevada, prescribing 83% generic.
- 81
- Part D claims, 2024
- 83%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Alvaro Galindo, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1639186802), first enumerated 08/01/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 81 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$69.1K in reported industry payments (61 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1639186802 · Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1639186802
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 2,663
- RX-TRACE 81
- BOOK-THIN 17 in Nevada
- PHOTO-ENUM Ana Finch Mateo · 2006
Alvaro Galindo, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
81 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Alvaro Galindo, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Alvaro Galindo, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
81 13% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Nevada
How Pediatric Cardiology Physician compares to other specialties among Nevada providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Pediatric Cardiology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1639186802 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pediatric Cardiology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/01/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Alvaro Galindo, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
William Neal Evans MD Ltd
Las Vegas, NV
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Alvaro Galindo, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$69.1K
Largest payer
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Most common payment type
Travel and Lodging
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Alvaro Galindo, MD - brand share 17.0%
Pediatric Cardiology Physician average
17% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 81 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
81
Total Claims
$16K
Total Drug Cost
N/A
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 165
- Total Day Supply
- 4,864
- Brand vs Generic
- 17% brand / 83% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $12K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $3K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 42.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.99
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Alvaro Galindo, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Warfarin Sodium
Warfarin Sodium
16 claims
- Sildenafil Citrate
Sildenafil Citrate
13 claims
- Entresto
Entresto
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Warfarin Sodium | 16 |
| Sildenafil Citrate | 13 |
| Entresto Sacubitril/Valsartan | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Pediatric Cardiology Physician Overview
How Alvaro Galindo, MD fits within the Pediatric Cardiology Physician landscape nationally.
2,663
Pediatric Cardiology Physician Providers in US
51
States with Pediatric Cardiology Physician
93
Avg Claims per Provider
Alvaro Galindo, MD's 81 claims are below the specialty average of 93.
Nationwide Pediatric Cardiology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Galindo, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Pediatric Cardiology Physician Providers in Nevada
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Nevada, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Galindo.
One of 17 Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers enrolled in Nevada, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Ruben Acherman
MD
Las Vegas, NV
Dr. John Alexander
D.O.
Las Vegas, NV
Kathleen Cass
MD PHD
Las Vegas, NV
Dr. William Castillo
M.D.
Las Vegas, NV
Dr. William Evans
MD
Las Vegas, NV
Compare Pediatric Cardiology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Alvaro Galindo, MD's specialty? ▼
Alvaro Galindo, MD specializes in Pediatric Cardiology Physician and practices in Las Vegas, Nevada. Credentials: MD.
How much does Alvaro Galindo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Alvaro Galindo, MD wrote 81 Medicare Part D claims totaling $16K in drug costs for N/A beneficiaries.
Where is Alvaro Galindo, MD located? ▼
Alvaro Galindo, MD is located at 3131 LA CANADA ST STE 230, Las Vegas, NV, 89169. Phone: (702) 732-1290.
What is Alvaro Galindo, MD's NPI number? ▼
Alvaro Galindo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639186802, issued on 08/01/2006.
Does Alvaro Galindo, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Alvaro Galindo, MD's prescribing is 17% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $12K in brand drug costs.
How many Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,663 Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Pediatric Cardiology Physician provider writes 93 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Alvaro Galindo, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Alvaro Galindo, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Warfarin Sodium, Sildenafil Citrate, Entresto. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Alvaro Galindo, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Alvaro Galindo, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 81 Part D claims and N/A Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Alvaro Galindo, MD's credentials? ▼
Alvaro Galindo, MD's NPI is 1639186802 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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