What is Luis Alvarez's specialty?

Luis Alvarez (NPI 1487685368) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Palo Alto, CA.

Where does Luis Alvarez practice?

Luis Alvarez practices in Palo Alto, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487685368.

How much does Medicare pay Luis Alvarez?

Luis Alvarez (NPI 1487685368) received approximately $179K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 352 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487685368

Luis AlvarezMD

PRACTICEPALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATIONSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyPalo Alto, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

568

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,878

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$166K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 985 Nephrology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,482).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,692

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$369K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate146 claims

Losartan Potassium139 claims

Lisinopril96 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide86 claims

Furosemide73 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$274K

Payment records

382

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$143K

Honoraria$58K

Travel and Lodging$39K

Consulting Fee$26K

Food and Beverage$9K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$143K

Honoraria$58K

Travel and Lodging$39K

Consulting Fee$26K

Food and Beverage$9K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Luis 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). 8 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	180	1,463
Joseph Walter Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	35	87
GOTTHEINER, TOBY	26	192
James Zimmerman Vascular Surgery · Redwood City, CA	23	294
Edmund Tai Hematology-Oncology · Mountain View, CA	19	228
Cheena Ramrakhiani Cardiology · Stanford, CA	16	65
Aria Dibiase Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Palo Alto, CA	14	57
Sean Hilchey Diagnostic Radiology · Fremont, CA	12	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	103	738
STANFORD HEALTH CARE	50	249
Eurofins Ascend Clinical, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Sunnyvale, CA	35	504
Graham Rodwell Nephrology · Palo Alto, CA	29	459
DIGNITY COMMUNITY CARE	27	163
Joseph Walter Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	23	61
James Zimmerman Vascular Surgery · Redwood City, CA	22	215
GOTTHEINER, TOBY	22	118
Edmund Tai Hematology-Oncology · Mountain View, CA	15	186
Sean Hilchey Diagnostic Radiology · Fremont, CA	15	27
Cheena Ramrakhiani Cardiology · Stanford, CA	13	42

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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