Joel David Alvarez, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Joel David Alvarez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1255967204, issued on Mar 20, 2020. Check the license (Washington MDMD61328554, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel David Alvarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MDMD61328554 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10510 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Tacoma, WA 98499
- Phone
- (253) 589-7030
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231113001908); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel David Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MDMD61328554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
449 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa23 claims
- Lisinopril21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Trazodone Hcl13 claims
- Metformin Hcl12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Health CareLakewood, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel David Alvarez among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Joel David Alvarez, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% 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 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
363 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 363 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Joel David Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
Joel David Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255967204, issued on Mar 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel David Alvarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10510 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Tacoma, WA, 98499. Phone: (253) 589-7030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel David Alvarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MDMD61328554, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel David Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel David Alvarez, MD had 449 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.