Kari Ann Alvarado, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Grand Rapids, MI
Kari Ann Alvarado, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1366832156, issued on Jan 31, 2015. Check the license (Michigan 5601007618, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari Ann Alvarado
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601007618 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 426 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 267-7888
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (616) 267-7390
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160113001653); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kari Ann Alvarado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601007618Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
500 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
- Lisinopril36 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate29 claims
- Losartan Potassium21 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate16 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: $371.83
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 one group practice
- Spectrum Health Primary Care PartnersGrand Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kari Ann Alvarado among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Kari Ann Alvarado, PA-C is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 45% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
913 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 913 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Kari Ann Alvarado, PA-C's NPI number?
Kari Ann Alvarado, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366832156, issued on Jan 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari Ann Alvarado, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 426 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 267-7888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari Ann Alvarado, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601007618, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kari Ann Alvarado, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari Ann Alvarado, PA-C had 500 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.