Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Greensboro, NC
Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1093868929, issued on Jan 22, 2007. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rakesh Vishwanath Alva
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 26588 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3511 W Market St Ste 100, Greensboro, NC 27403
- Phone
- (336) 522-8999
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- GP2133 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080717000695); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3511 W Market St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Sierra Eggers, FNPNurse Practitioner1376429654
Verify Rakesh Vishwanath Alva in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 346 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta424 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa311 claims
- Prednisone159 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere109 claims
- Breo Ellipta102 claims
- Symbicort84 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: $1,048.62
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Moses Cone Medical Services IncGreensboro, NC
- The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating CorporationGreensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rakesh Vishwanath Alva among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Byrum, MDGreensboro, NC 274031487620654
- Keith Clance, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274031225090889
- Nikita Desai, MDGreensboro, NC 274031356600662
- Jonathan Dewald, MDGreensboro, NC 274031366829293
- Chi Jane Ellison, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274031376982876
- Praveen Mannam, M.DGreensboro, NC 274031316113897
- Adewale Olalere, MDGreensboro, NC 274031538160262
- Murali Ramaswamy, MD FAAFPGreensboro, NC 274031013994797
Common questions
What is Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD's NPI number?
Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093868929, issued on Jan 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3511 W Market St Ste 100, Greensboro, NC, 27403. Phone: (336) 522-8999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD's license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rakesh Vishwanath Alva, MD had 2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 346 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.