Melissa M. Alvarez, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Los Angeles, CA
Melissa M. Alvarez, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1669846002, issued on Nov 23, 2015. Check the license (California 95002594, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa M. Alvarez
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 95002594 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089
- Phone
- (323) 442-8500
- Enumerated
- Nov 23, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160411002052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 San Pablo Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa M. Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95002594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
233 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate18 claims
- Gabapentin16 claims
- Lokelma13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Bumetanide11 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: $244.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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 2 group practices
- Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
- Usc Care Medical Non-Contracted LLCLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa M. Alvarez among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California
Melissa M. Alvarez, NP is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 45% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 3,425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nurse Practitioner providers in California
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Common questions
What is Melissa M. Alvarez, NP's NPI number?
Melissa M. Alvarez, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669846002, issued on Nov 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa M. Alvarez, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089. Phone: (323) 442-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa M. Alvarez, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95002594, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa M. Alvarez, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa M. Alvarez, NP had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.