Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720025380, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3140, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brick Eduardo Alva
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- M3140 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11738 FM 1960 RD W, Houston, TX 77065
- Phone
- (713) 494-1805
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070305000674); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brick Eduardo Alva in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M3140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
394 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole66 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf66 claims
- Gavilyte-G63 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes26 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Famotidine18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $367.42
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Brick Eduardo Alva among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ayub Hussain, M.D.Houston, TX 770651538279468
- Vikram Jala, MDHouston, TX 770651104279595
- Omar Jilani, MDHouston, TX 770651528301397
- Scott Liu, M.D.Houston, TX 770651598810327
- Uma Mohan, M.D.Houston, TX 770651003916750
- Bharat Pothuri, MDHouston, TX 770651023187614
Common questions
What is Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720025380, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11738 FM 1960 RD W, Houston, TX, 77065. Phone: (713) 494-1805. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M3140, 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 Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brick Eduardo Alva, M.D. had 394 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.