NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dora Shirly Alvarez

Pediatrics Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Dora Shirly Alvarez is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1457988545, issued on Mar 26, 2020. Check the license (California A187466, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457988545
Name
Dora Shirly Alvarez
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
A187466 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone
(650) 497-8000
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 725 Welch Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cheng Chang, M.B.B.S.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932045754
  2. Rebecca ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487340824
  3. Erin Comolli, APNNurse Practitioner1366792665
  4. Alyssa HondaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992239313
  5. Diana Kobayashi, NNPCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1841554011
  6. Deborah Menet, LCSWClinical Social Worker1407333057

Verify Dora Shirly Alvarez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $17.09

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Cranial Technologies, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dora Alvarez$17.09
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Dora Shirly Alvarez among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California

Dora Shirly Alvarez is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

321 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto

They are 321 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Morissa Cohen, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041376599621
  2. Amy Conrad, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041346225653
  3. Allen Eskenazi, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041487658332
  4. Erin Holsinger, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041003817347
  5. Irene Jun, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041578528733
  6. Monica Kenney, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041023082377
  7. Andrew Lan, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041407813678
  8. Jeffrey Min, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041588621759

Common questions

What is Dora Shirly Alvarez's NPI number?

Dora Shirly Alvarez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457988545, issued on Mar 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dora Shirly Alvarez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 497-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dora Shirly Alvarez's license?

NPPES lists California license number A187466, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.