NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Sun City West, AZ

Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Sun City West, Arizona, and NPI 1396772356, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 32599, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396772356
Name
Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License numbers
32599 AZ
AZ32599 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14502 W Meeker Blvd, Sun City West, AZ 85375
Phone
(623) 524-8814
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040823001469); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 14502 W Meeker Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tayeb Abbas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093406795
  2. Waseem AlbashaCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1659720217
  3. Brenton Albracht, M.D.Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1366896607
  4. Aniket Arora, MDInternal Medicine Physician1952938524
  5. Paul Avila Calderon, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275416018
  6. Victor Badger, M.DInfectious Disease Physician1801013016

Verify Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

267 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.

  1. Carlos Alvarado-Valdes267
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa41 claims
  2. Fluticasone-Salmeterol29 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium28 claims
  4. Trelegy Ellipta23 claims
  5. Wixela Inhub18 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): 87.8 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $526.35

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Alvarado-Valdes$526.35
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Banner Hospital Based Physicians Arizona LLCSun City, AZ
  2. Banner Physician Specialists Arizona LLCSun City, AZ

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

Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes among 180 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Arizona

Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD is one of 180 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2007 among the 155 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Arizona

There are 180 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Arizona.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Waseem AlbashaSun City West, AZ 853751659720217
  2. Joon Kim, DOSun City West, AZ 853751730592171
  3. Sripathi Ramakrishna, M.D.Sun City West, AZ 853751598718892
  4. Shantanu Saraswat, MDSun City West, AZ 853751700851094
  5. Kulothungan Gunasekaran, MBBSYuma, AZ 853641295171866
  6. Nataliya Kozodoy, M.D.Yuma, AZ 853641750671335
  7. Aneesh Kumar, MDYuma, AZ 853641053890038
  8. Alberto Mejia, MDYuma, AZ 853641598735045

Common questions

What is Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD's NPI number?

Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396772356, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14502 W Meeker Blvd, Sun City West, AZ, 85375. Phone: (623) 524-8814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 32599, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Carlos A. Alvarado-Valdes, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 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.

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