NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Winchester, KY

Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Winchester, Kentucky, and NPI 1881640621, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 31268, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881640621
Name
Ralph A. Alvarado
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
31268 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
25 E Hickman St, Winchester, KY 40391
Phone
(859) 556-0620
Enumerated
May 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2022
Fax
(859) 744-4997
Medicaid IDs
65906489 KY
64312689 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050425000529); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1994
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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Verify Ralph A. Alvarado in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

23,203 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 619 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ralph Alvarado23,203
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,092 claims
  2. Eliquis1,045 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium639 claims
  4. Gabapentin608 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl528 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate493 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 21.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Ralph A. Alvarado among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Winchester

They are 9 of the 431 NPPES records with a practice address in Winchester, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Andreas, MDWinchester, KY 403911467464909
  2. Eric Bradburn, M.D.Winchester, KY 403911972559714
  3. Casey ClarkWinchester, KY 403911306340286
  4. Kathryn Jones, M.D.Winchester, KY 403911134136401
  5. Katherine Kinsel, M.D.Winchester, KY 403911376924241
  6. August Ott, MDWinchester, KY 403911508833989
  7. Suzanne Pica, MDWinchester, KY 403911538233184
  8. Shelly Rogers, MDWinchester, KY 403911497795116

Common questions

What is Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881640621, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 E Hickman St, Winchester, KY, 40391. Phone: (859) 556-0620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 31268, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D. had 23,203 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 21.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.