David M. Alvarez, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
David M. Alvarez, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1871578385, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 31675, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David M. Alvarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 31675 TN
ME142880 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 756-8871
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-5751
- Medicaid ID
- 00891292A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241227002733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 979 E. Third Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David M. Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
663 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis48 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium46 claims
- Cefdinir41 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Prednisone22 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: $41.46
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Concord Medical Group OF Kentucky PLLCRochester, IN
- South Central Physicians PLLCManchester, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David M. Alvarez among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
David M. Alvarez, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 192 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is David M. Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
David M. Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871578385, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David M. Alvarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 756-8871. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David M. Alvarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 31675, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David M. Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David M. Alvarez, MD had 663 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.