Michael Manuel Alvarez, O.D.
Optometrist · Loogootee, IN
Michael Manuel Alvarez, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Loogootee, Indiana, and NPI 1326047820, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 18002795, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Manuel Alvarez
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18002795 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 403 Walker St, Loogootee, IN 47553
- Phone
- (812) 295-3163
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2025
- Fax
- (812) 901-6627
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041104000659); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Manuel Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18002795Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
489 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost168 claims
- Lumigan45 claims
- Restasis39 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone23 claims
- Travoprost22 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.
Michael Manuel Alvarez among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Michael Manuel Alvarez, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Loogootee
They are 2 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Loogootee, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rick Bauer, O.D.Loogootee, IN 475531760478879
- Joan Bauernfiend, O.D.Jasper, IN 475461770746315
- Thomas Buechler, O.D.Jasper, IN 475461720023344
- Gregory Gordon, O.D.Jasper, IN 475461285776294
- Curt Gramelspacher, O.D.Jasper, IN 475461114056017
- Craig Gramelspacher, O.D.Jasper, IN 475461689703605
- Todd Gunderson, O.D.Jasper, IN 475461336136712
- Kimberly Gunderson, O.D.Jasper, IN 475461548257926
Common questions
What is Michael Manuel Alvarez, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Manuel Alvarez, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326047820, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Manuel Alvarez, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 403 Walker St, Loogootee, IN, 47553. Phone: (812) 295-3163. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Manuel Alvarez, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002795, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Manuel Alvarez, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Manuel Alvarez, O.D. had 489 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.