Alvaro Santamaria, MD
Urology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Alvaro Santamaria, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1225560907, issued on Mar 31, 2017. Check the license (California A163502, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvaro Santamaria
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License numbers
- A163502 CA
MD61410080 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2186 Geary Blvd Ste 214, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 922-3255
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2025
- Fax
- (415) 922-2527
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240814000315); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2186 Geary Blvd Ste 214
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alvaro Santamaria in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A163502Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
188 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl49 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim30 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl23 claims
- Finasteride17 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,247.69
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Procept BioRobotics Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Alvaro Santamaria, MD's NPI number?
Alvaro Santamaria, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225560907, issued on Mar 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvaro Santamaria, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2186 Geary Blvd Ste 214, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 922-3255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvaro Santamaria, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A163502, 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.
How much does Alvaro Santamaria, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvaro Santamaria, MD had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alvaro Santamaria, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.