Norberto Alvarez, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Laredo, TX
Norberto Alvarez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1730383324, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas M7824, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Norberto Alvarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- M7824 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1419 Clark Blvd, Laredo, TX 78040
- Phone
- (956) 723-0039
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 723-6608
- Medicaid IDs
- 208484002 TX
208483202 TX
208483204 TX
208483205 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090506000357); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1419 Clark Blvd
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Verify Norberto Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M7824Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
24,539 Medicare Part D claims for 1,306 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 689 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,392 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium577 claims
- Losartan Potassium566 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate564 claims
- Metformin Hcl550 claims
- Omeprazole536 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: $802.38
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Norberto Alvarez among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Norberto Alvarez, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laredo
They are 70 of the 2,290 NPPES records with a practice address in Laredo, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Norberto Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
Norberto Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730383324, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Norberto Alvarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1419 Clark Blvd, Laredo, TX, 78040. Phone: (956) 723-0039. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Norberto Alvarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M7824, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Norberto Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Norberto Alvarez, MD had 24,539 Medicare Part D claims for 1,306 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.