Sarah Lynn Alvarez, OD
Optometrist · Vestavia Hills, AL
Sarah Lynn Alvarez, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, and NPI 1235143967, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Alabama R106TA384, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Lynn Alvarez
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- R106TA384 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2198 Columbiana RD, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
- Phone
- (205) 877-2837
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 877-1777
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060421000169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah Lynn Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license R106TA384Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
706 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluorometholone146 claims
- Restasis88 claims
- Latanoprost72 claims
- Lumigan60 claims
- Cyclosporine42 claims
- Timolol Maleate31 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: $100.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Sarah Lynn Alvarez among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Sarah Lynn Alvarez, OD is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Vestavia Hills
They are 4 of the 361 NPPES records with a practice address in Vestavia Hills, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeremy Barron, O.D.Hoover, AL 352161508215153
- James Begun, O.D.Hoover, AL 352161265407563
- Latandra Blue, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352161942634431
- Charles Brock, ODVestavia Hills, AL 352161386747483
- Jonathan Gravlee, ODHoover, AL 352161245886837
- David King, O.D.Hoover, AL 352161548236326
- Mallory McGuire, ODBirmingham, AL 352161891103875
- Shreya Patel, ODHoover, AL 352161821789710
Common questions
What is Sarah Lynn Alvarez, OD's NPI number?
Sarah Lynn Alvarez, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235143967, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Lynn Alvarez, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2198 Columbiana RD, Vestavia Hills, AL, 35216. Phone: (205) 877-2837. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Lynn Alvarez, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number R106TA384, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sarah Lynn Alvarez, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Lynn Alvarez, OD had 706 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.