Baby Ruth A. Alvarez, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC
Baby Ruth A. Alvarez, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1295216208, issued on Aug 27, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 21950, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Baby Ruth A. Alvarez
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 21950 SC
APRN21950 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- SC House Calls Inc, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (800) 491-0909
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- NP5776 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190325000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Baby Ruth A. Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 21950Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
851 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin45 claims
- Prednisone44 claims
- Furosemide31 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
- Azithromycin24 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- SC House Calls IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Baby Ruth A. Alvarez among 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Baby Ruth A. Alvarez, APRN is one of 1,263 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 76% 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 47% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 791 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
204 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 204 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Baby Ruth A. Alvarez, APRN's NPI number?
Baby Ruth A. Alvarez, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295216208, issued on Aug 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Baby Ruth A. Alvarez, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at SC House Calls Inc, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (800) 491-0909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Baby Ruth A. Alvarez, APRN's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21950, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Baby Ruth A. Alvarez, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Baby Ruth A. Alvarez, APRN had 851 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.