Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez, MD
Family Medicine Physician · New Braunfels, TX
Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New Braunfels, Texas, and NPI 1588233613, issued on Jun 22, 2021. Check the license (Texas V1641, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- V1641 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Loop 337, New Braunfels, TX 78130
- Phone
- (830) 515-1280
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2024
- Fax
- (830) 515-1963
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241031001323); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 900 Loop 337
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V1641Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,430 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate48 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
- Ozempic42 claims
- Lisinopril40 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate34 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
- Physician Primecare, IncNew Braunfels, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez, MD 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 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
68 family medicine physician records list a practice address in New Braunfels
They are 68 of the 1,853 NPPES records with a practice address in New Braunfels, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588233613, issued on Jun 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Loop 337, New Braunfels, TX, 78130. Phone: (830) 515-1280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V1641, 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 Villanueva Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Villanueva Alvarez, MD had 1,430 Medicare Part D claims for 318 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.