NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Miami, FL

Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1295129484, issued on Mar 25, 2015. Check the license (Florida ME140578, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1295129484
Name
Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
ME140578 FL
A137742 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13707 SW 152ND St, Miami, FL 33177
Phone
(305) 585-9200
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(305) 355-2900
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180706002275); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2009
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 13707 SW 152ND St

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  2. Ruben Colman, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1043339393
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  4. Maria Granadillo Castellon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1265068159
  5. Ingrid Gutierrez, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1457714859
  6. John Halpern, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1881680288

Verify Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,098 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vanessa Alvarez Castellares1,098
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin122 claims
  2. Ipratropium Bromide112 claims
  3. Prednisone112 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa79 claims
  5. Cephalexin74 claims
  6. Naproxen59 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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

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

Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida

Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares, M.D. is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2015, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 51% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

609 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Miami

They are 609 of the 49,442 NPPES records with a practice address in Miami, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Octavio Avila Zamora, M.DMiami, FL 331771649538828
  2. Jose Cabrera- Martinez, MDMiami, FL 331771942667506
  3. Rohit Chugh, MDMiami, FL 331771730406943
  4. Ruben Colman, M.D.Miami, FL 331771043339393
  5. Tatiana Giraldo-Vivas, M.D.Miami, FL 331771679990741
  6. Maria Granadillo Castellon, MDMiami, FL 331771265068159
  7. Ingrid Gutierrez, M.D.Miami, FL 331771457714859
  8. Katherine Martineau, M.D.Miami, FL 331771093129793

Common questions

What is Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295129484, issued on Mar 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13707 SW 152ND St, Miami, FL, 33177. Phone: (305) 585-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME140578, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa Ursula Alvarez Castellares, M.D. had 1,098 Medicare Part D claims for 593 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.