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2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1518018746 MD
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Palmdale, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,306 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 464 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 781
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
86.4/100
▲ 3 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$209.54
6 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Daniel Alves, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 86.4/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 1,837 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 86.4/100
- MIPS score · +3 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 94%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Daniel Alves, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
86 Top 48% higher than 52% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Daniel Alves, MD sits
This provider among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peers
Across the 2,781 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Daniel Alves, MD writes more Part D claims than 87% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 62% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Daniel Alves, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Daniel Alves, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Daniel Alves, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,837 135% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
86.4/100 3.3 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Daniel Alves, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 86.4/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician) - 86.4/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Daniel Alves, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider holding MD credentials at 819 AUTO CENTER DR, Palmdale, CA, 93551, with a listed phone of (661) 267-6876. NPI 1518018746 was issued on 01/15/2007.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,837 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 464 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $138K in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 94% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 58.2%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 86.4/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 58.3), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 15,306 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 781 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1518018746 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 01/15/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
86.4427
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
58.3333
Quality
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Daniel Alves, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Universal Pain Management Medical Corporation
Apple Valley, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Daniel Alves, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$210
Largest payer
Boston Scientific Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Daniel Alves, MD. To verify Daniel Alves, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Daniel Alves, MD - brand share 6.0%
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician average
6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 1,837 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,837
Total Claims
$138K
Total Drug Cost
464
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,916
- Total Day Supply
- 55,045
- Brand vs Generic
- 6% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $67K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $71K
- Opioid Claims
- 1,069 (58.2% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 67.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.83
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 145, 65-74: 232, 75-84: 76, 85+: 11
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Daniel Alves, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
464 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
194 claims
- Gabapentin 166
Gabapentin
166 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 106
Tizanidine Hcl
106 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er 105
Morphine Sulfate Er
105 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl 89
Oxycodone Hcl
89 claims
- Baclofen 76
Baclofen
76 claims
- Pregabalin 59
Pregabalin
59 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 464 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 194 |
| Gabapentin | 166 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 106 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er Morphine Sulfate | 105 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 89 |
| Baclofen | 76 |
| Pregabalin | 59 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 56 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 52 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview
How Daniel Alves, MD fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.
15,306
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
781
Avg Claims per Provider
Daniel Alves, MD's 1,837 claims are above the specialty average of 781.
Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Alves.
Dr. Payandeh Abadee
M.D.
San Pedro, CA
Dr. Sammantha Abbott
DPT
Eureka, CA
Dr. Alexan Abdel-Malek
MD
Sylmar, CA
Dr. Alicia Abels
M.D.
Folsom, CA
Dr. Gary Abrams
M.D.
San Francisco, CA
Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the California medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Daniel Alves, MD's specialty? ▼
Daniel Alves, MD specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in Palmdale, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Daniel Alves, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Daniel Alves, MD wrote 1,837 Medicare Part D claims totaling $138K in drug costs for 464 beneficiaries.
What is Daniel Alves, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Daniel Alves, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 86.4/100 (Quality: 58.3). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Daniel Alves, MD located? ▼
Daniel Alves, MD is located at 819 AUTO CENTER DR, Palmdale, CA, 93551. Phone: (661) 267-6876.
What is Daniel Alves, MD's NPI number? ▼
Daniel Alves, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518018746, issued on 01/15/2007.
Does Daniel Alves, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Daniel Alves, MD's prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $67K in brand drug costs.
Does Daniel Alves, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Daniel Alves, MD had 1,069 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 58.2%.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,306 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 781 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Daniel Alves, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Daniel Alves, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Daniel Alves, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Daniel Alves, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,837 Part D claims and 464 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Daniel Alves, MD's credentials? ▼
Daniel Alves, MD's NPI is 1518018746 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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