NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado, O.D.

Optometrist · Caguas, PR

Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1396959177, issued on May 10, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 351, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico 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
1396959177
Name
Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
351 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Acosta St, Caguas, PR 00725
Phone
(787) 727-3981
Enumerated
May 10, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 727-3981
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130718000605); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Toperbee CorporationBayamon, PR

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

Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado among 506 optometrist records in Puerto Rico

Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado, O.D. is one of 506 optometrist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 17% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 17% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1996 among the 90 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 optometrist records list a practice address in Caguas

They are 27 of the 2,093 NPPES records with a practice address in Caguas, and 506 optometrist records in Puerto Rico.

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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wilfredo Cruz-Martinez, OPTOMETRISTCaguas, PR 007251710913538
  2. Ana Fernandez, O.D.Caguas, PR 007251538130935
  3. Vivianne Garcia Fernandez, O.D.Caguas, PR 007251487661898
  4. Maria Hernandez, O.D.Caguas, PR 007251548373681
  5. Ricardo Latimer, O.D.Caguas, PR 007251881602464
  6. Maria Latoni Benedetti, ODCaguas, PR 007251588665921
  7. Eva Lopez-Mendez, O.D.Caguas, PR 007251033152749
  8. Johanna Loyola Martinez, O.D.Caguas, PR 007251184713158

Common questions

What is Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado, O.D.'s NPI number?

Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396959177, issued on May 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Acosta St, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 727-3981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carmen Elba Garcia Alvarado, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 351, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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