Alvin J. Barrow, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Alvin J. Barrow, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1255517231, issued on Jan 21, 2008. Check the license (Texas P8849, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvin J. Barrow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- P8849 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 560 Meyerland Plaza Mall, Houston, TX 77096
- Phone
- (713) 442-3222
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 352109802 TX
352109801 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140429001458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 560 Meyerland Plaza Mall
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alvin J. Barrow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P8849Check 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, 72% of the cost of the top drugs
4,723 Medicare Part D claims for 822 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
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.
- Atorvastatin Calcium367 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate271 claims
- Abrysvo168 claims
- Shingrix166 claims
- Metformin Hcl162 claims
- Lisinopril135 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCHouston, TX
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 Alvin J. Barrow, MD's NPI number?
Alvin J. Barrow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255517231, issued on Jan 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvin J. Barrow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 560 Meyerland Plaza Mall, Houston, TX, 77096. Phone: (713) 442-3222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvin J. Barrow, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P8849, 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 Alvin J. Barrow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvin J. Barrow, MD had 4,723 Medicare Part D claims for 822 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.