NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonia Alvarez, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · El Paso, TX

Sonia Alvarez, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1538114285, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas M2244, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538114285
Name
Sonia Alvarez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
M2244 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1387 George Dieter Dr, El Paso, TX 79936
Phone
(915) 275-0224
Enumerated
May 23, 2006
Record last updated
May 3, 2023
Fax
(915) 275-0225
Medicaid IDs
186724403 TX
P00378775 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060217000562); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1387 George Dieter Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stefany Andujo, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1487122487
  2. Elizabeth Rubio, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1952537169

Verify Sonia Alvarez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,171 Medicare Part D claims for 662 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Sonia Alvarez2,171
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium264 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl150 claims
  3. Lisinopril126 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate124 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium109 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium99 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

  1. EL Paso County Hospital DistrictEl Paso, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sonia Alvarez among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Sonia Alvarez, MD is one of 9,175 internal 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

262 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in El Paso

They are 262 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dwayne Aboud, MDEl Paso, TX 799361437158938
  2. Farooque Ahmed, MDEl Paso, TX 799361164424982
  3. Debra Bogossian, MDEl Paso, TX 799361437175064
  4. Olmer Brooker, M.D.El Paso, TX 799361952304297
  5. Ikedieze Chukwu, M.D.El Paso, TX 799361720285661
  6. Nathaniel Griffith, DOEl Paso, TX 799361811918766
  7. Anabel Lopez-Coronado, MDEl Paso, TX 799361568549657
  8. Michelle Mendoza, M.D.El Paso, TX 799361962468298

Common questions

What is Sonia Alvarez, MD's NPI number?

Sonia Alvarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538114285, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonia Alvarez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1387 George Dieter Dr, El Paso, TX, 79936. Phone: (915) 275-0224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonia Alvarez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M2244, 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 Sonia Alvarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonia Alvarez, MD had 2,171 Medicare Part D claims for 662 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.