David Alvarez, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
David 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 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 979 E. Third Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ernest Brandt, APRN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1235523234
- Joyce Campbell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1508920752
- Donna Duff, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1598191025
- Steven Kessler, D.O.Gastroenterology Physician1689611626
- Harish Manyam, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1780845032
- Leo Mills, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1588771117
Verify David 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
76% 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 2,785 among the 127,794 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Concord Medical Group OF Kentucky PLLCRochester, IN
- South Central Physicians PLLCManchester, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
194 internal medicine physician records list a Chattanooga practice address
They are 194 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a Chattanooga practice address, and 2,907 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is David Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
David 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 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 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 Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Alvarez, MD had 663 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.