Richard Giger Alvarado, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Rafael, CA
Richard Giger Alvarado, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Rafael, California, and NPI 1154400299, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (California A82315, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Giger Alvarado
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A82315 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 99 Montecillo RD, San Rafael, CA 94903
- Phone
- (415) 444-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A823150 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051003000912); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Giger Alvarado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A82315Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,309 Medicare Part D claims for 846 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost715 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate473 claims
- Moxifloxacin419 claims
- Timolol Maleate401 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol353 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate184 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $80.89
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Rafael, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Giger Alvarado among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Richard Giger Alvarado, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard Giger Alvarado, MD's NPI number?
Richard Giger Alvarado, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154400299, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Giger Alvarado, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 99 Montecillo RD, San Rafael, CA, 94903. Phone: (415) 444-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Giger Alvarado, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A82315, 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 Richard Giger Alvarado, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Giger Alvarado, MD had 3,309 Medicare Part D claims for 846 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.