Maritza Alvarado, MD PHD
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Maritza Alvarado, MD PHD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1558803999, issued on Nov 16, 2016. Check the license (California A151393, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maritza Alvarado
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A151393 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 260-5789
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190213002180); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maritza Alvarado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A151393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,982 Medicare Part D claims for 584 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium323 claims
- Losartan Potassium145 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium134 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate118 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium118 claims
- Lisinopril113 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBaldwin Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maritza Alvarado among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Maritza Alvarado, MD PHD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Maritza Alvarado, MD PHD's NPI number?
Maritza Alvarado, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558803999, issued on Nov 16, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maritza Alvarado, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 260-5789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maritza Alvarado, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A151393, 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 Maritza Alvarado, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maritza Alvarado, MD PHD had 2,982 Medicare Part D claims for 584 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.