Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD
Specialist · San Antonio, TX
Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD is a specialist with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1356450050, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas L1261, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- L1261 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7434 Louis Pasteur Dr Ste 109, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 614-3723
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (210) 614-3908
- Medicaid ID
- 142090301 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040713001013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license L1261Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
3,467 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 86 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium183 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium157 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium109 claims
- Gabapentin99 claims
- Metformin Hcl96 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate85 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 20.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Texas
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- David Michna, PTSan Antonio, TX 782291558379727
Common questions
What is Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD's NPI number?
Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356450050, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7434 Louis Pasteur Dr Ste 109, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 614-3723. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L1261, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD had 3,467 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos E. Alvarez-Meraz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 20.8 of 100. 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.