Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Atlanta, GA
Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1386930105, issued on Jun 20, 2011. Check the license (Georgia 79284, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 79284 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
- Phone
- (404) 752-1500
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181203002190); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 720 Westview Dr SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 79284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
218 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
- Bevespi Aerosphere22 claims
- Incruse Ellipta18 claims
- Ventolin Hfa18 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Symbicort12 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: $15.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 3 group practices
- Emory Medical Care Foundation IncAtlanta, GA
- Morehouse Healthcare, Inc.Atlanta, GA
- The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez among 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia
Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez, M.D. is one of 399 pulmonary 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 2011, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 320 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RP1001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia.
All 399 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Chang, D.O.Atlanta, GA 303091952661969
- Suzette Chin, MDAtlanta, GA 303091598709487
- Enrique Diaz Guzman Zavala, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091326229733
- Alexandra Gastesi, DOAtlanta, GA 303091578024493
- David Green, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091164607974
- Richard Hedelius, DOAtlanta, GA 303091376703645
- Jody Hughes, MDAtlanta, GA 303091225240179
- Jermaine Jackson, MDAtlanta, GA 303091225214745
Common questions
What is Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386930105, issued on Jun 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310. Phone: (404) 752-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 79284, 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 Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mario Carlos Ponce Alvarez, M.D. had 218 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.