NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Armando Alvarez, MD MPH

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Miami, FL

Armando Alvarez, MD MPH is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1568969293, issued on Apr 9, 2018. Check the license (Florida ME163742, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568969293
Name
Armando Alvarez
Credential
MD MPH
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
ME163742 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8950 N Kendall Dr Ste 405W, Miami, FL 33176
Phone
(786) 596-3876
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2018
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2024
Fax
(786) 533-9989
Medicaid ID
04051818 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230816000066); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2018
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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

842 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Armando Alvarez842
  2. Specialty average727

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam272 claims
  2. Gabapentin115 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium84 claims
  4. Methocarbamol64 claims
  5. Celecoxib57 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone50 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): 99.9 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 score84.3
  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: $3,837.87

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Armando Alvarez$3,837.87
  2. Specialty average$1,237.86

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. Baptist Health Medical Group Physicians LLCSouth Miami, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Armando Alvarez among 1,021 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Florida

Armando Alvarez, MD MPH is one of 1,021 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Florida. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 499 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,021 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Florida.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bradley Aiken, MDMiami, FL 331761841253994
  2. Lucinda Arenas, MDMiami, FL 331761295943314
  3. Junney Baeza Dager, M.D.Miami, FL 331761184874323
  4. Caitlin Cicone, D.O.Miami, FL 331761528406022
  5. Adrian Cristian, MDMiami, FL 331761619983400
  6. Lina Hurtado, M.D.Miami, FL 331761932426657
  7. Natalia Miranda Cantellops, MDMiami, FL 331761659824241
  8. Romer Orada, D.O.Miami, FL 331761215376306

Common questions

What is Armando Alvarez, MD MPH's NPI number?

Armando Alvarez, MD MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568969293, issued on Apr 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Armando Alvarez, MD MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8950 N Kendall Dr Ste 405W, Miami, FL, 33176. Phone: (786) 596-3876. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Armando Alvarez, MD MPH's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME163742, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Armando Alvarez, MD MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Armando Alvarez, MD MPH had 842 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Armando Alvarez, MD MPH's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.9 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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