Brian Alva, O.D.
Optometrist · Upland, CA
Brian Alva, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Upland, California, and NPI 1225488612, issued on Jun 15, 2016. Check the license (California 33393, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Alva
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 33393 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 555 N 13TH Ave, Upland, CA 91786
- Phone
- (909) 982-8846
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160927002983); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Alva in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 33393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
524 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost171 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate47 claims
- Timolol Maleate43 claims
- Ofloxacin33 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol30 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate23 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): 81.5 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: $290.39
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Pacific Eye Institute A Medical Group IncUpland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Alva among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Brian Alva, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 optometrist records list a practice address in Upland
They are 24 of the 1,846 NPPES records with a practice address in Upland, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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- Li Li, O.D.Upland, CA 917861558741389
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Common questions
What is Brian Alva, O.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Alva, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225488612, issued on Jun 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Alva, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 N 13TH Ave, Upland, CA, 91786. Phone: (909) 982-8846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Alva, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 33393, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Alva, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Alva, O.D. had 524 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Alva, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 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.