Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1649441601, issued on Mar 18, 2008. Check the license (Texas M7008, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Hugo Alvarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- M7008 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 925 Gessner RD Ste 600, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 827-9525
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 468-3561
- Medicaid ID
- 193088501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080604000304); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo Hugo Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M7008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
964 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole80 claims
- Alendronate Sodium60 claims
- Erleada48 claims
- Dexamethasone46 claims
- Olanzapine39 claims
- Gabapentin34 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $94,440.28
117 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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 one group practice
- Oncology Consultants, P.A.Houston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo Hugo Alvarez among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas
Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD is one of 547 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 66% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Texas
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- Christopher Garrett, MDHouston, TX 770301861417115
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Common questions
What is Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649441601, issued on Mar 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 925 Gessner RD Ste 600, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 827-9525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M7008, 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 Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD had 964 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo Hugo Alvarez, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.