Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Boaz, AL
Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boaz, Alabama, and NPI 1225023211, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 24782, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvin V. Tenchavez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 24782 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2986 US Highway 431, Boaz, AL 35957
- Phone
- (256) 840-8181
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2022
- Fax
- (256) 744-7272
- Medicaid ID
- 051552716 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100608000628); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2986 US Highway 431
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Verify Alvin V. Tenchavez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24782Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,077 Medicare Part D claims for 704 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 953 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin843 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen594 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium524 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium336 claims
- Lisinopril289 claims
- Omeprazole286 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,303.89
80 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- United Doctors Family Medical Center LLCAlbertville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alvin V. Tenchavez among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boaz
They are 6 of the 162 NPPES records with a practice address in Boaz, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225023211, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2986 US Highway 431, Boaz, AL, 35957. Phone: (256) 840-8181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 24782, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D. had 12,077 Medicare Part D claims for 704 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alvin V. Tenchavez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.