Lorena Alvarez
Clinical Social Worker · Friendswood, TX
Lorena Alvarez is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Friendswood, Texas, and NPI 1629710926, issued on Apr 8, 2022. Check the license (Texas 68002, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lorena Alvarez
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License number
- 68002 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1560 W Bay Area Blvd Ste 150, Friendswood, TX 77546
- Phone
- (210) 920-5734
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220505001482); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1560 W Bay Area Blvd Ste 150
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Plunkett, LPCProfessional Counselor1639993363
Verify Lorena Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 68002Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT PhysiciansBaytown, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lorena Alvarez among 11,683 clinical social worker records in Texas
Lorena Alvarez is one of 11,683 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Texas. 12% 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 67% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 67% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 2,264 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Friendswood
They are 15 of the 717 NPPES records with a practice address in Friendswood, and 11,683 clinical social worker records in Texas.
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The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Baine, LCSWFriendswood, TX 775461942282785
- Christen Dobbs, LCSWFriendswood, TX 775461992176176
- Fred KnockeFriendswood, TX 775461942519509
- Adrianna Linares, LCSWFriendswood, TX 775461629720370
- James Lyle, LCSWFriendswood, TX 775461548217532
- Mary Mainville, MSW, MED,LCSWFriendswood, TX 775461295051530
- Debra Matos, LCSWFriendswood, TX 775461134205180
- Edward Muldrow, LCSW,PHDFriendswood, TX 775461851378814
Common questions
What is Lorena Alvarez's NPI number?
Lorena Alvarez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629710926, issued on Apr 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lorena Alvarez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1560 W Bay Area Blvd Ste 150, Friendswood, TX, 77546. Phone: (210) 920-5734. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lorena Alvarez's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 68002, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Lorena Alvarez's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.