Luz M. Alvarez, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Garden City, NY
Luz M. Alvarez, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Garden City, New York, and NPI 1750319869, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (New York 197000, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luz M. Alvarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 197000 NY
91852 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
- Phone
- (516) 742-7878
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 742-7878
- Medicaid ID
- 01582934 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040408001038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luz M. Alvarez 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 197000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
616 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyzine Hcl81 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl77 claims
- Buspirone Hcl67 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl57 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er36 claims
- Sertraline Hcl35 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
- Hispanic Counseling Center IncHempstead, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luz M. Alvarez among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Luz M. Alvarez, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in New York
There are 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
All 6,589 in New York → Every provider in Garden City → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Syed AbidiGarden City, NY 115301124131560
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- Martha Alzamora, MDGarden City, NY 115301942390141
- Bella Aronov, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301336351725
- Jason Careri, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301184853533
- Jeffrey Desarbo, D.O.Garden City, NY 115301073547147
- Steven Diamond, DOGarden City, NY 115301245272293
- Michael Genovese, M.DGarden City, NY 115301154345569
Common questions
What is Luz M. Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
Luz M. Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750319869, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luz M. Alvarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY, 11530. Phone: (516) 742-7878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luz M. Alvarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 197000, 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 Luz M. Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luz M. Alvarez, MD had 616 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.