NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alvaro Rios, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Burleson, TX

Alvaro Rios, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Burleson, Texas, and NPI 1821074436, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (Texas L4673, 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
1821074436
Name
Alvaro Rios
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
L4673 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
209 Old Highway 1187, Burleson, TX 76028
Phone
(682) 268-6700
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2025
Fax
(682) 268-6701
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050825000506); 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 209 Old Highway 1187

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

  1. Dana Chandler, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083258446
  2. Louis Cristol, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1699750471
  3. Holli Lueg, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316509532
  4. Juliana MaldonadoFamily Nurse Practitioner1811660012
  5. Deval Mehta, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1437376795
  6. Sheryl Mills, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1396240081

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  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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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

6,195 Medicare Part D claims for 749 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Alvaro Rios6,195
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis580 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate445 claims
  3. Furosemide397 claims
  4. Xarelto384 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium346 claims
  6. Clopidogrel321 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: $678.22

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alvaro Rios$678.22
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Huguley Medical Associates, IncBurleson, TX

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

Alvaro Rios among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Alvaro Rios, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rajanarender Cholleti, M.D., F.A.C.C.Burleson, TX 760281427012913
  2. Louis Cristol, M.D.Burleson, TX 760281699750471
  3. Deepak Patel, MDBurleson, TX 760281972551984
  4. Carl Horton, M.D.Cleburne, TX 760331376528190
  5. Jay Jensen, M.D.Cleburne, TX 760331467722967
  6. Tu Khac Le, M.D.Bedford, TX 760221649258757
  7. Ali Moustapha, MDBedford, TX 760221740244730
  8. Chandrasekharan Nair, M.D.Colleyville, TX 760341760449680

Common questions

What is Alvaro Rios, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alvaro Rios, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821074436, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alvaro Rios, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Old Highway 1187, Burleson, TX, 76028. Phone: (682) 268-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alvaro Rios, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L4673, 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 Alvaro Rios, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alvaro Rios, M.D. had 6,195 Medicare Part D claims for 749 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.