Ricardo Alvarez, MD
Adult Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Ricardo Alvarez, MD is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1649352626, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (California G73709, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Alvarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
- License number
- G73709 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 240 Shotwell St, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Phone
- (415) 552-1013
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 552-2902
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100724000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 240 Shotwell St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alexy Andrade, RN, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245830223
- Maria AparicioClinical Social Worker1649963372
- Ivonne Armas De BernardoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1578493607
- Pilar Bernal De Pheils, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366501215
- Seleina Bravo LoeraFamily Nurse Practitioner1255028999
- Sari Bushman, ADULT NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1508005992
Verify Ricardo Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G73709Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024
2,025 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium145 claims
- Losartan Potassium99 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate96 claims
- Omeprazole93 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate83 claims
- Metformin Hcl76 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mission Area Health AssociatesSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ricardo Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649352626, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Alvarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 240 Shotwell St, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (415) 552-1013. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Alvarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G73709, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricardo Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Alvarez, MD had 2,025 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.