NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hector Andres Alvarez, M.D

Clinical Pathology Physician · Houston, TX

Hector Andres Alvarez, M.D is a clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1578050308, issued on Apr 17, 2018. Check the license (Texas 46273, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578050308
Name
Hector Andres Alvarez
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZC0006X
License number
46273 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
386780601 TX
386780602 TX
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 1515 Holcombe Blvd

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

  1. Ashley Aaroe, MDNeurology Physician1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $73.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Labcorp Holdings Inc. The 86 providers of this specialty with any payment received $17,997.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hector Alvarez$73
  2. Specialty average$17,997

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

Hector Andres Alvarez among 32 clinical pathology physician records in Texas

Hector Andres Alvarez, M.D is one of 32 clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZC0006X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Texas

There are 32 clinical pathology physician records in Texas.

The 8 clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Chang, M.D.Houston, TX 770301457609190
  2. Stephen Cheney, MD, MHAHouston, TX 770301013413251
  3. Qiong Gan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301194091660
  4. Nnaemeka Ibeh, D.O.Houston, TX 770301437641826
  5. Mike Perez, MDHouston, TX 770301194929778
  6. Meredith Reyes, MDHouston, TX 770301841438215
  7. Hila Shaim, MDHouston, TX 770301609303726
  8. Ashok Tholpady, M.D.Houston, TX 770301023452539

Common questions

What is Hector Andres Alvarez, M.D's NPI number?

Hector Andres Alvarez, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578050308, issued on Apr 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hector Andres Alvarez, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hector Andres Alvarez, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 46273, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Hector Andres Alvarez, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.