Carlos Alvarez, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Sonora, CA
Carlos Alvarez, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sonora, California, and NPI 1982679239, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (California G66787, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Alvarez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G66787 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 680 Guzzi LN Ste 101, Sonora, CA 95370
- Phone
- (209) 536-5755
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2024
- Fax
- (209) 536-5756
- Medicaid ID
- 8135703 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180808002455); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 680 Guzzi LN Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carlos Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G66787Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl33 claims
- Celecoxib31 claims
- Naloxone Hcl12 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: $30.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Surgicalists OF CA PCSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Alvarez among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Carlos Alvarez, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 surgery physician records list a practice address in Sonora
They are 8 of the 629 NPPES records with a practice address in Sonora, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Sonora → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Hopkins, MDSonora, CA 953701265498539
- Lawrence Mier, MDSonora, CA 953701841292281
- Gideon Naude, MDSonora, CA 953701750450540
- Brandon Painter, MDSonora, CA 953701417516253
- Kimberlee Reed, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701841396876
- Eden Smith, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701518908276
- William Stone, MDSonora, CA 953701255505764
- Philip Ding, MDTracy, CA 953761023285400
Common questions
What is Carlos Alvarez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos Alvarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982679239, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Alvarez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 Guzzi LN Ste 101, Sonora, CA, 95370. Phone: (209) 536-5755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Alvarez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G66787, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos Alvarez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Alvarez, M.D. had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.