Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Galveston, TX
Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1437444627, issued on Jun 15, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q5140, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Crystal Alex Alvarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- Q5140 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-2999
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151201000149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Crystal Alex Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol31 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $101.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Caldera Medical, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Crystal Alex Alvarez among 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas
Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD is one of 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 2,093 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 55 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437444627, issued on Jun 15, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-2999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5140, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Crystal Alex Alvarez, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.