Refugio Alvarez, M.D
Family Medicine Physician · Ballinger, TX
Refugio Alvarez, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ballinger, Texas, and NPI 1700290277, issued on Jun 12, 2014. Check the license (Texas R4656, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Refugio Alvarez
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- R4656 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 608 Avenue B, Ballinger, TX 76821
- Phone
- (806) 681-3698
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Refugio Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R4656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Refugio Alvarez among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Refugio Alvarez, M.D 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 2014, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ballinger
They are 7 of the 39 NPPES records with a practice address in Ballinger, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Refugio Alvarez, M.D's NPI number?
Refugio Alvarez, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700290277, issued on Jun 12, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Refugio Alvarez, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 608 Avenue B, Ballinger, TX, 76821. Phone: (806) 681-3698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Refugio Alvarez, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R4656, 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 Refugio Alvarez, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Refugio Alvarez, M.D had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.