NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lucia Alvarez, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Atlanta, GA

Lucia Alvarez, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1477815207, issued on Jun 7, 2012. Check the license (Georgia 0774533, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477815207
Name
Lucia Alvarez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
0774533 GA
074533 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1364 Clifton RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone
(404) 778-7777
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2012
Record last updated
May 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180919000877); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2018
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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Also registered at 1364 Clifton RD NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amena AbbasiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154016871
  2. Awab AbdalhaiAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1356018030
  3. Omar AbdallaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912893132
  4. Wassim Abdallah, MDInfectious Disease Physician1780178889
  5. Mohamed Abdelkhalek, MBBCH,MSC,FRCS(CTH)Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1225950074
  6. Olayinka Abiodun-Ojo, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740867621

Verify Lucia Alvarez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Lucia Alvarez1,303
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate128 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
  3. Eliquis124 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium100 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate94 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium86 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,142.70

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lucia Alvarez$1,142.70
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA

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

Lucia Alvarez among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia

Lucia Alvarez, M.D. is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Georgia

There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Block, MDAtlanta, GA 303221861409112
  2. Christopher Cates, MDAtlanta, GA 303221851303531
  3. Stephen Clements, MDAtlanta, GA 303221770590598
  4. Ijeoma Isiadinso, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221861429771
  5. Anwarullah Khan, MDAtlanta, GA 303221518974369
  6. Jerre Lutz, MDAtlanta, GA 303221588671333
  7. Gerard McGorisk, MDAtlanta, GA 303221013924760
  8. Douglas Morris, MDAtlanta, GA 303221144237439

Common questions

What is Lucia Alvarez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lucia Alvarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477815207, issued on Jun 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lucia Alvarez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1364 Clifton RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322. Phone: (404) 778-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lucia Alvarez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 0774533, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lucia Alvarez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lucia Alvarez, M.D. had 1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lucia Alvarez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. 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.

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