Alvin K. Ave
Pharmacist · Tacoma, WA
Alvin K. Ave is a pharmacist with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1952441818, issued on Feb 8, 2007. Check the license (Washington PH00018770, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvin K. Ave
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- PH00018770 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2111 S 90TH St, Tacoma, WA 98444
- Phone
- (253) 535-5615
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2111 S 90TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Diane CarltonPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1982853016
- Robert Cosme, RPHPharmacist1689852923
Verify Alvin K. Ave in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PH00018770Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 94% of the cost of the top drugs
117 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix41 claims
- Arexvy23 claims
- Boostrix Tdap22 claims
- Abrysvo21 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.
Alvin K. Ave among 7,777 pharmacist records in Washington
Alvin K. Ave is one of 7,777 pharmacist records with a practice address in Washington. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 10% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
411 pharmacist records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 411 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 7,777 pharmacist records in Washington.
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The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Cosme, RPHTacoma, WA 984441689852923
- Riel DararakTacoma, WA 984441689995466
- Sunil DullaTacoma, WA 984441891090999
- Nadine EdwardsTacoma, WA 984441780985572
- Wanda GustafsonTacoma, WA 984441013055342
- Hey Jeong Ham, PHARM.D.Tacoma, WA 984441710291133
- Nicholas JohnsonTacoma, WA 984441235275090
- Tracy Keene, PHARMDTacoma, WA 984441235441569
Common questions
What is Alvin K. Ave's NPI number?
Alvin K. Ave's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952441818, issued on Feb 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvin K. Ave located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2111 S 90TH St, Tacoma, WA, 98444. Phone: (253) 535-5615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvin K. Ave's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PH00018770, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alvin K. Ave prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvin K. Ave had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.