James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD
Optometrist · Tacoma, WA
James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1659002962, issued on Jun 19, 2022. Check the license (Washington OD61302949, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James L. Alvarez-Carpenter
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD61302949 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3602 S 19TH St, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 759-5555
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2022
- Fax
- (253) 830-5420
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251028000462); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3602 S 19TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James L. Alvarez-Carpenter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD61302949Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
348 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost97 claims
- Timolol Maleate24 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Restasis21 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone18 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: $784.19
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Pnw Eye PLLCTacoma, WA
- Somerset Ophthalmology PCTroy, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James L. Alvarez-Carpenter among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jasmine Garrison, ODTacoma, WA 984051073367132
- Michael Hassur, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984051396800744
- Christine Hintz, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984051386729242
- Yena Kim-HallTacoma, WA 984051225681638
- Thomas Kvamme, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984051538235262
- Katherine Wendt, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984051285801027
- Sharon Williams, ODTacoma, WA 984051104835636
- Kevin Chuang, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984061801201603
Common questions
What is James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD's NPI number?
James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659002962, issued on Jun 19, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3602 S 19TH St, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 759-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD61302949, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Alvarez-Carpenter, OD had 348 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.