What is Maria Alvarez's specialty?

Maria Alvarez (NPI 1396710539) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in San Antonio, TX.

Where does Maria Alvarez practice?

Maria Alvarez practices in San Antonio, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396710539.

How much does Medicare pay Maria Alvarez?

Maria Alvarez (NPI 1396710539) received approximately $128K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 770 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396710539

Maria AlvarezM.D.

NeurologySan Antonio, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,127

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,457

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$123K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,109 Neurology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 629).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,961

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

59.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Carbidopa/Levodopa1,083 claims

Donepezil Hcl296 claims

Amantadine Hcl257 claims

Topiramate182 claims

Pramipexole Di-Hcl174 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.1

Quality

62.0

Cost

80.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.17%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$6K

Payment records

283

By payment type

Food and Beverage$6K

Education$150

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$6K

Education$150

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Maria Alvarez's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 17 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	39	67
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	30	52
POST ACUTE MEDICAL AT SAN ANTONIO LLC	16	29
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	14	23
Gregory Ales Psychiatry & Neurology · Colorado Springs, CO	12	15
Gilbert Martinez Psychologist, Clinical · San Antonio, TX	12	25
Arnold Vardiman Neurosurgery · San Antonio, TX	11	16

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX	67	105
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	55	88
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	51	74
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	35	54
BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	32	57
VHS SAN ANTONIO PARTNERS LLC	25	37
NIX HOSPITALS SYSTEM, LLC	23	44
American Health Imaging Of Dallas Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · San Antonio, TX	21	27
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO LTD LLP	20	48
NIX HOSPITALS SYSTEM, LLC	17	43
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	17	28
City Of San Antonio Texas Ambulance Service Provider · San Antonio, TX	17	22

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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