John Witherspoon Alves, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Elmira, NY
John Witherspoon Alves, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Elmira, New York, and NPI 1265659197, issued on Apr 20, 2007. Check the license (New York 161088, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Witherspoon Alves
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 161088 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Madison Ave, Elmira, NY 14901
- Phone
- (607) 732-1310
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Fax
- (607) 733-0940
- Medicaid ID
- 00937733 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Witherspoon Alves in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 161088Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
307 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone179 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl30 claims
- Pregabalin12 claims
- Suboxone12 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate12 claims
- Zubsolv12 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.
John Witherspoon Alves among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
John Witherspoon Alves, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 58% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Elmira
They are 29 of the 1,746 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmira, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is John Witherspoon Alves, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Witherspoon Alves, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265659197, issued on Apr 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Witherspoon Alves, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Madison Ave, Elmira, NY, 14901. Phone: (607) 732-1310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Witherspoon Alves, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 161088, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Witherspoon Alves, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Witherspoon Alves, M.D. had 307 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.