NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Alvarez, PA

Physician Assistant · Bakersfield, CA

Carlos Alvarez, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1023183282, issued on Nov 22, 2006. Check the license (California PA18665, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023183282
Name
Carlos Alvarez
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA18665 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 16TH St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone
(661) 326-8989
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 326-8991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1801 16TH St

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

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  2. Nelson Madrilejo, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1023110103
  3. Matthew McKenna, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1578729588
  4. Schaul Sarmicanic, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1801904495
  5. Larry Yokoyama, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295837375

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

4,375 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 51 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlos Alvarez4,375
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium353 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium193 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl147 claims
  4. Ozempic146 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium143 claims
  6. Lisinopril110 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: $2,077.15

106 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Alvarez$2,077.15
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Carlos Alvarez among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Carlos Alvarez, PA is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

165 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 165 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Baker, P.A.-C.Bakersfield, CA 933011205924222
  2. Amy Becerra, P.A.Bakersfield, CA 933011811969371
  3. Darlene Bry, PABakersfield, CA 933011528245529
  4. Romona Dolan, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933011831181932
  5. Lori Dreyer, P.A.Bakersfield, CA 933011558561175
  6. Brent Goodspeed, PABakersfield, CA 933011124195995
  7. Christopher Juden, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933011083760953
  8. Eileen McDermott, PABakersfield, CA 933011871652511

Common questions

What is Carlos Alvarez, PA's NPI number?

Carlos Alvarez, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023183282, issued on Nov 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Alvarez, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 16TH St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 326-8989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos Alvarez, PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA18665, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carlos Alvarez, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Alvarez, PA had 4,375 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.