Richard Benjamin Alvarez, DDS
Dentist · Ozark, MO
Richard Benjamin Alvarez, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Ozark, Missouri, and NPI 1700290053, issued on Jun 15, 2014. Check the license (Missouri 2014018213, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Benjamin Alvarez
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 2014018213 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 N 3RD St, Ozark, MO 65721
- Phone
- (417) 581-3400
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 N 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Benjamin Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2014018213Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
- Amoxicillin23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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: $15.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GC America Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Richard Benjamin Alvarez among 1,647 dentist records in Missouri
Richard Benjamin Alvarez, DDS is one of 1,647 dentist records with a practice address in Missouri. 62% 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 dentist records list a practice address in Ozark
They are 8 of the 328 NPPES records with a practice address in Ozark, and 1,647 dentist records in Missouri.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelly BarnettOzark, MO 657211417071648
- Marcus Barnett, DDSOzark, MO 657211730213976
- Joseph Bradshaw, DMDOzark, MO 657211043523350
- Tracy Davis, DDSOzark, MO 657211699892406
- Matthew Leavitt, DMDOzark, MO 657211952108623
- Wesley Mullen, DDSOzark, MO 657211023372968
- Brandon Nicoll, DMDOzark, MO 657211376281873
- Justin Anderson, DDSNixa, MO 657141518343102
Common questions
What is Richard Benjamin Alvarez, DDS's NPI number?
Richard Benjamin Alvarez, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700290053, issued on Jun 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Benjamin Alvarez, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N 3RD St, Ozark, MO, 65721. Phone: (417) 581-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Benjamin Alvarez, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2014018213, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Benjamin Alvarez, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Benjamin Alvarez, DDS had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.