NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225560907
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
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 2186 Geary Blvd Ste 214

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

  1. Edward Collins, M.DUrology Physician1265533475
  2. Ira Sharlip, M.D.Urology Physician1548362916
  3. Yevgeniy Veltman, M.D.Urology Physician1497917579

Verify Alvaro Santamaria in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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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.

  1. Alvaro Santamaria188
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl49 claims
  2. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim30 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl23 claims
  4. Finasteride17 claims
  5. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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.

  1. Alvaro Santamaria$3,247.69
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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. 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).

Urology Physician providers in California

There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.

Other urology physician records in California

  1. David Aaronson, MDOakland, CA1215053129
  2. Jason Abber, MDPanorama City, CA1356366926
  3. Marc Abboud, MDLos Alamitos, CA1265096531
  4. George AbdelsayedAnaheim, CA1568721843
  5. Garen AbediDowney, CA1285909051
  6. Jennifer Abidari, MDStanford, CA1811098197
  7. Sherif Aboseif, MDOxnard, CA1093882995
  8. Parwiz Abrahimi, M.D., PH.D.Los Angeles, CA1154857613
  9. Anthony Acquaviva, MDVallejo, CA1457439283
  10. Theodore Affue, M.D.El Centro, CA1386674000

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.

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