Carlos J. Vives Alvarado, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Rio Piedras, PR
Carlos J. Vives Alvarado, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1902207459, issued on Sep 15, 2014. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21279, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos J. Vives Alvarado
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 21279 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ave. DE Diego 369, Rio Piedras, PR 00923
- Phone
- (787) 767-8872
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200309000671); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 211 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Carlos J. Vives Alvarado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 21279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
7,125 Medicare Part D claims for 951 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,117 claims
- Lumigan966 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate654 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate546 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol477 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine389 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: $589.69
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Carlos J. Vives Alvarado among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
Carlos J. Vives Alvarado, MD is one of 211 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 86% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Rio Piedras
They are 7 of the 372 NPPES records with a practice address in Rio Piedras, and 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 211 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Rio Piedras → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Natalio Izquierdo Encarnacion, MDSan Juan, PR 009231982652772
- Francisco Monserrate Rodriguez, M.D.Rio Piedras, PR 009231124068861
- Armando Oliver, MDRio Piedras, PR 009231013904440
- Miguel Ramirez Ripoll, M.D.San Juan, PR 009231417094566
- Reinaldo Roman Morales, M.D.San Juan, PR 009231386609741
- Vanessa Lopez Beauchamp, M.D.San Juan, PR 009221760683940
- Mariola Monagas, M.D.San Juan, PR 009241194040410
- Carmen Amaral, MDSan Juan, PR 009251114915311
Common questions
What is Carlos J. Vives Alvarado, MD's NPI number?
Carlos J. Vives Alvarado, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902207459, issued on Sep 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos J. Vives Alvarado, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ave. DE Diego 369, Rio Piedras, PR, 00923. Phone: (787) 767-8872. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos J. Vives Alvarado, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21279, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carlos J. Vives Alvarado, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos J. Vives Alvarado, MD had 7,125 Medicare Part D claims for 951 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.