Sonia M. Alvarez, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Metairie, LA
Sonia M. Alvarez, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1134129760, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 13869R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sonia M. Alvarez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 13869R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4300 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 455-2771
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (504) 885-0441
- Medicaid ID
- 1189430 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060201000815); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sonia M. Alvarez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13869RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,180 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 322 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium264 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium192 claims
- Metformin Hcl172 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate167 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium164 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen158 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.
Sonia M. Alvarez among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Sonia M. Alvarez, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
66 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Metairie
They are 66 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Sonia M. Alvarez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sonia M. Alvarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134129760, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sonia M. Alvarez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4300 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 455-2771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sonia M. Alvarez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 13869R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sonia M. Alvarez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sonia M. Alvarez, M.D. had 5,180 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.