NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Omak, WA

Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Omak, Washington, and NPI 1124152905, issued on Mar 15, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD60601420, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; 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
1124152905
Name
Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD60601420 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1003 Koala Ave, Omak, WA 98841
Phone
(509) 422-5700
Enumerated
Mar 15, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(509) 422-7680
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160420000984); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1988
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 1003 Koala Ave

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

  1. Nancy Espelin, PAPhysician Assistant1891971099
  2. Karen Jacobsen, LICENSED COUNSELORCounselor1053527390
  3. Emily Miller, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1316175409

Verify Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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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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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,024 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.

  1. Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez3,024
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium197 claims
  2. Lisinopril182 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl155 claims
  4. Furosemide96 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl96 claims
  6. Gabapentin95 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. Family Health CentersOmak, WA

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

Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington

Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez, M.D. is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in Washington

There are 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Hamill, MDOmak, WA 988411477550374
  2. Philip Buckley, MDMoses Lake, WA 988371720014947
  3. David Earl, MDMoses Lake, WA 988371710075478
  4. Azadeh Ghassemi, MDMoses Lake, WA 988371912569674
  5. Abdusebur Jemal, MDMoses Lake, WA 988371972066637
  6. Bethany Mulder, DOMoses Lake, WA 988371093176398
  7. Sangeeta Persad, MDMoses Lake, WA 988371821762451
  8. Allen Quinn, DOMoses Lake, WA 988371891883575

Common questions

What is Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124152905, issued on Mar 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1003 Koala Ave, Omak, WA, 98841. Phone: (509) 422-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD60601420, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Waldemar Lugo-Alvarez, M.D. had 3,024 Medicare Part D claims for 145 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.