NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joyce A. Alves, DO

Family Medicine Physician · East Providence, RI

Joyce A. Alves, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in East Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1205811635, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (Rhode Island DO00484, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; 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
1205811635
Name
Joyce A. Alves
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
DO00484 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1445 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence, RI 02915
Phone
(401) 434-0770
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2024
Fax
(401) 633-6094
Medicaid ID
JA24654 RI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060417000420); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Joyce A. Alves in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
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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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17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,945 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joyce Alves2,945
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium206 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium184 claims
  3. Lisinopril181 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium157 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium107 claims
  6. Omeprazole106 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

  1. Coastal Medical Physicians IncRiverside, RI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joyce A. Alves among 475 family medicine physician records in Rhode Island

Joyce A. Alves, DO is one of 475 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2008 among the 282 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207Q00000X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in East Providence

They are 11 of the 779 NPPES records with a practice address in East Providence, and 475 family medicine physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tatiana Antoci, MDRiverside, RI 029151447435938
  2. Sarah Fessler, MDRiverside, RI 029151972651529
  3. Thomas Guttmacher, M.D.Riverside, RI 029151215085816
  4. Teresita Hamilton, MDRiverside, RI 029151245389576
  5. Diane Minasian, MDRiverside, RI 029151467501882
  6. Michael Souza, D.O.Riverside, RI 029151740254150
  7. Richard Bianco, DOEast Providence, RI 029141649355991
  8. Peter Brassard, M.D.East Providence, RI 029141609877489

Common questions

What is Joyce A. Alves, DO's NPI number?

Joyce A. Alves, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205811635, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joyce A. Alves, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1445 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence, RI, 02915. Phone: (401) 434-0770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joyce A. Alves, DO's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number DO00484, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joyce A. Alves, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joyce A. Alves, DO had 2,945 Medicare Part D claims for 225 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.