Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Fresno, CA
Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1750353314, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (California G79387, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rudolph Christopher Alvarado
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G79387 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1180 E Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93710
- Phone
- (559) 228-4222
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090331000223); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rudolph Christopher Alvarado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79387Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
359 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium27 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate19 claims
- Famotidine15 claims
- Furosemide12 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): 72.7 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: $250.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rudolph Christopher Alvarado among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
335 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fresno
They are 335 of the 19,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Fresno, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750353314, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1180 E Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 93710. Phone: (559) 228-4222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G79387, 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 Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D. had 359 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rudolph Christopher Alvarado, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 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.