Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, M.D.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Scranton, PA
Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, M.D. is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1376992446, issued on Jun 8, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD473140, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diego Alcaraz Alvarez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License numbers
- MD473140 PA
8400 NE
7248941 ZZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 W Olive St, Scranton, PA 18508
- Phone
- (570) 207-6300
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 207-6290
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210609000231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Diego Alcaraz Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD473140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
4,723 Medicare Part D claims for 816 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium715 claims
- Ozempic407 claims
- Jardiance290 claims
- Trulicity244 claims
- Methimazole209 claims
- Lantus Solostar186 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: $299.03
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- Geisinger ClinicScranton, PA
- Unmc PhysiciansOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Diego Alcaraz Alvarez among 485 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Pennsylvania
Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, M.D. is one of 485 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 334 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 485 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nidhi Bansal, MDScranton, PA 185081104144146
- Vishaal Gupta, MDScranton, PA 185081245894955
- Gregory Borowski, M.D.Scranton, PA 185101104800341
- Krishan Aneja, M.D.Scranton, PA 185031538125109
- Sharon Palushock, M.D.Old Forge, PA 185181154300036
- Leyla Daneshdoost, M.D.Tannersville, PA 183721871501379
- Allison Froehlich, MDStroudsburg, PA 183601962619189
- Henry Lindner, M.D.Tunkhannock, PA 186571073536116
Common questions
What is Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376992446, issued on Jun 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 W Olive St, Scranton, PA, 18508. Phone: (570) 207-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD473140, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, M.D. had 4,723 Medicare Part D claims for 816 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.