Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara, MD

  • Fort Mohave, AZ
  • Cardiologist
NPI1255397709PAC ID3476647850
Medicare services, 2024
2,420
Medicare patients, 2024
400
Part D claims, 2024
4,755
MIPS score, 2024
96
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
5330 South Highway 95, Fort Mohave, AZ 86426
Practice phone
Call (928) 788-2273
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Primary practice

Valley View Medical Center

Hospital · Fort Mohave, Arizona

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Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara is a cardiologist in Fort Mohave, Arizona

Dr. Alfafara practices at Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Arizona, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Alfafara's NPI, 1255397709, was assigned on April 25, 2006. Dr. Alfafara holds Arizona license 14543.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3476647850
NPI enumeration date
April 25, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(928) 788-2273
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
79
Medical school graduation
1973

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara practices at Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Arizona

Dr. Alfafara's primary practice is Valley View Medical Center, at 5330 South Highway 95, Fort Mohave, AZ 86426 in Mohave County. The practice phone is (928) 788-2273.

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Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Alfafara's primary practice is Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Arizona, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Alfafara is also affiliated with Kingman Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Laughlin Walk-In Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alfafara to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alfafara practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Valley View Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara is one of 423 cardiologists in Arizona

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Alfafara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Alfafara is licensed in Arizona.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, ArizonaPrimaryLicense 14543 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Alfafara

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara billed Medicare for 2,420 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,420 Medicare services from Dr. Alfafara across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 400 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $224,851 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,420
Medicare patients400
Paid by Medicare$224,851
Procedure codes22

Dr. Alfafara's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,4552024: 1,24514%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9672024: 8918%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2492024: 10159%
Imaging
2023: 1522024: 9339%
Other services
2023: 2102024: 9057%

Dr. Alfafara compared with the Arizona median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Alfafara
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
2,420vs 2,357Close to median
Medicare patients
400vs 86354% below
Part D claims
4,526vs 1,3623.3 times

Medians across 403 cardiologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Alfafara's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara treated 400 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 400 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alfafara in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 179 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Alfafara's median patient age at 76, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024400
Average age77
Average risk score1.39
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Alfafara's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Alfafara's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women21855%
  • Men18246%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Alfafara's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Chronic kidney disease39%
  5. Ischemic heart disease39%
  6. Diabetes37%
  7. Atrial fibrillation34%
  8. COPD24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Alfafara's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 76

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara wrote 4,755 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Alfafara wrote 4,755 Medicare Part D claims for 643 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,526 of them, across 41 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $559,509 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,531 claims across 38 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,755
Drugs named by CMS41
Total drug cost$559,509
Part D patients643

Dr. Alfafara's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic4,291 claims90%
  • Brand-name464 claims10%

Dr. Alfafara's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4,5312024: 4,526No change

Drugs named by CMS: 41 in 2024, 38 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Alfafara for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Alfafara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Alfafara's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 96of 100Final score
  • 93of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara received $6,378 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 227 general payments to Dr. Alfafara from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $1,137.

General payments to Dr. Alfafara by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Alfafara the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara's NPI number?

Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara's NPI number is 1255397709. It was assigned on April 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara?

Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara is a cardiologist in Fort Mohave, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara practice?

Dr. Alfafara practices at 5330 South Highway 95, Fort Mohave, AZ 86426. Dr. Alfafara's primary practice is Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Arizona, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alfafara to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Alfafara is (928) 788-2273.

What is Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara's medical license number?

Dr. Alfafara holds Arizona license 14543.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara affiliated with?

Dr. Alfafara practices at Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Arizona. Dr. Alfafara is also affiliated with Kingman Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Alfafara to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara part of?

Dr. Alfafara is linked to Laughlin Walk-In Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Alfafara to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Alfafara billed Medicare for 2,420 services in 2024, and Dr. Alfafara accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara's MIPS score?

Dr. Alfafara's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara see?

CMS counts 400 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alfafara in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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What services does Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Alfafara's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), heart test or procedure (93000) and care management and other visits (99490).

What drugs does Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Alfafara's most prescribed drugs by claims were Losartan Potassium, Amlodipine Besylate and Metoprolol Succinate.

Has Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,378 in general payments to Dr. Alfafara from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Ricardo C. Alfafara been practicing?

Dr. Alfafara graduated from medical school in 1973, 53 years ago.

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