NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Alvarado-Garcia

Internal Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA

Maria Alvarado-Garcia is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1518388339, issued on Dec 20, 2013. Check the license (California A155760, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1518388339
Name
Maria Alvarado-Garcia
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A155760 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4610 X St, Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone
(916) 816-0417
Enumerated
Dec 20, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200306002277); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2016
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 4610 X St

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

  1. Ferheen AbbasiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518745108
  2. Geraldine Abilo CardenasSpecialist1871481606
  3. James AboagyeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235955998
  4. Christopher AdamsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285223446
  5. Erika AdamsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528769767
  6. Lindsay AdamsSpecialist1417831991

Verify Maria Alvarado-Garcia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,993 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria Alvarado-Garcia1,993
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium142 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate124 claims
  3. Lisinopril68 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl59 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa58 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.1
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA

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

Maria Alvarado-Garcia among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Maria Alvarado-Garcia is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

601 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento

They are 601 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nelson Chiang, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171326021494
  2. Robert Derlet, MDSacramento, CA 958171902887433
  3. Lynne Do, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171386627644
  4. Jason Ferries, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171609859974
  5. Steven Griffen, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171053393835
  6. Diane Haddock, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171013991553
  7. Calvin Hirsch, MDSacramento, CA 958171073597332
  8. Hershan Johl, MDSacramento, CA 958171255314399

Common questions

What is Maria Alvarado-Garcia's NPI number?

Maria Alvarado-Garcia's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518388339, issued on Dec 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Alvarado-Garcia located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4610 X St, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 816-0417. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Alvarado-Garcia's license?

NPPES lists California license number A155760, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Maria Alvarado-Garcia prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Alvarado-Garcia had 1,993 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Maria Alvarado-Garcia's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 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.