Michael Luis Alvarez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA
Michael Luis Alvarez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1154345544, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 15622, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Luis Alvarez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 15622 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 W Saint Mary Blvd Ste 200, Lafayette, LA 70506
- Phone
- (337) 470-4500
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 470-4515
- Medicaid ID
- 1346705 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 W Saint Mary Blvd Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Luis Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15622Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
739 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium55 claims
- Eliquis44 claims
- Carvedilol28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Mirtazapine25 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium21 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: $16.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Insmed, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Michael Luis Alvarez among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Michael Luis Alvarez, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
107 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 107 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Michael Luis Alvarez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Luis Alvarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154345544, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Luis Alvarez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 W Saint Mary Blvd Ste 200, Lafayette, LA, 70506. Phone: (337) 470-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Luis Alvarez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 15622, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Luis Alvarez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Luis Alvarez, M.D. had 739 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.