NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lady Lake, FL

Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lady Lake, Florida, and NPI 1659491983, issued on Mar 30, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME108879, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

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1659491983
Name
Nitza I. Alvarez Torres
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
ME108879 FL
243124 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 N US Highway 441 Ste 1106, Lady Lake, FL 32159
Phone
(352) 504-3500
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 24, 2026
Fax
(352) 504-3388
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110527000067); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1501 N US Highway 441 Ste 1106

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Pedro Adrover Lopez, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1326497827
  2. Shelbie Hileman, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346837895
  3. Rebecca Vann, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1639831217

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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

14,451 Medicare Part D claims for 1,946 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nitza Alvarez Torres14,451
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis962 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium885 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate728 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium693 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate602 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium564 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,390.70

60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nitza Alvarez Torres$3,390.70
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Legacy Healthcare Services IncThe Villages, FL
  2. Tri-County Heart Institute PALady Lake, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nitza I. Alvarez Torres among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida

Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D. is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ernesto Africano, M.D.The Villages, FL 321591740292895
  2. Georg Couturier, MDThe Villages, FL 321591710952486
  3. Robert Herman, M.D.The Villages, FL 321591760493563
  4. Ali Nasser, M.D.Lady Lake, FL 321591457387888
  5. Robert Skotnicki, D.O.The Villages, FL 321591215930334
  6. Thiruvallur Vallabhan, MDLady Lake, FL 321591316992175
  7. Hassan Baydoun, M.D.The Villages, FL 321621538456256
  8. Javier Gonzalez, MDThe Villages, FL 321621689658809

Common questions

What is Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659491983, issued on Mar 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 N US Highway 441 Ste 1106, Lady Lake, FL, 32159. Phone: (352) 504-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME108879, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D. had 14,451 Medicare Part D claims for 1,946 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nitza I. Alvarez Torres, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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