Dr. Luis Alvarez, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 7,878
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 352
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,949
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $2.3M
- Practice address
- 1100 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City, CA 94063
- Practice phone
- Call (650) 299-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Luis Alvarez is a nephrologist in Redwood City, California
Dr. Alvarez practices at Redwood City Medical Center in Redwood City, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.
Dr. Alvarez's NPI, 1487685368, was assigned on July 6, 2006. Dr. Alvarez graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Alvarez holds California license A69276.
- NPI
- 1487685368NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7719941285
- NPI enumeration date
- July 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (650) 299-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Luis Alvarez practices at Redwood City Medical Center in Redwood City, California
Dr. Alvarez's primary practice is Redwood City Medical Center, at 1100 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City, CA 94063 in San Mateo County. The practice phone is (650) 299-2000.
- Redwood City Medical Center1100 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City, CA 94063 · San Mateo CountyPhone(650) 299-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Luis Alvarez is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Alvarez's primary practice is Redwood City Medical Center in Redwood City, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Alvarez is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alvarez to 1 more hospital, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Luis Alvarez's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alvarez practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Redwood City Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +8 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Luis Alvarez is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California
Nephrology is Dr. Alvarez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Alvarez is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Alvarez
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Luis Alvarez billed Medicare for 7,878 services in 2024
CMS data shows 7,878 Medicare services from Dr. Alvarez across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 352 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $165,924 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Alvarez's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 7,5602024: 6,74011%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7982024: 797No change
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2782024: 34123%
Dr. Alvarez compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Alvarez
- California median
- Medicare services
- 7,878vs 1,0847.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 352vs 30715% above
- Part D claims
- 1,692vs 95577% above
Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Alvarez'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. Luis Alvarez treated 352 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 352 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alvarez in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 145 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Alvarez's median patient age at 71, with 37% women.
Dr. Alvarez's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Alvarez's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13338%
- Men21962%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Alvarez's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes48%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
- Arthritis38%
- Atrial fibrillation28%
- Heart failure24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Alvarez's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women37%
- Men61%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Luis Alvarez wrote 1,949 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Alvarez wrote 1,949 Medicare Part D claims for 241 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,692 of them, across 47 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $368,630 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,537 claims across 41 drugs.
Dr. Alvarez's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,658 claims85%
- Brand-name and other291 claims15%
Dr. Alvarez'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Alvarez's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%19 of 1,949 claims
- Antibiotics2%32 of 1,949 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%12 of 1,949 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,5372024: 1,69210%
Drugs named by CMS: 47 in 2024, 41 in 2023.
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. Luis Alvarez offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Alvarez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Alvarez as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Luis Alvarez received $2,265,706 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2,063 general payments to Dr. Alvarez from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Outset Medical Inc paid the most, $982,653.
General payments to Dr. Alvarez by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Alvarez by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$1,002,11945%
- Speaker and faculty fees$772,38834%
- Honoraria$209,4909%
- Travel and lodging$205,4119%
- Other$56,3023%
Companies that paid Dr. Alvarez the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Luis Alvarez graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine
Dr. Alvarez graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine in 1998.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Luis Alvarez's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Luis Alvarez's NPI number?
Dr. Luis Alvarez's NPI number is 1487685368. It was assigned on July 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Luis Alvarez?
Dr. Luis Alvarez is a nephrologist in Redwood City, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Luis Alvarez practice?
Dr. Alvarez practices at 1100 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City, CA 94063. Dr. Alvarez's primary practice is Redwood City Medical Center in Redwood City, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alvarez to 1 hospital, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Luis Alvarez's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Alvarez is (650) 299-2000.
What is Dr. Luis Alvarez's medical license number?
Dr. Alvarez holds California license A69276.
Which hospitals is Dr. Luis Alvarez affiliated with?
Dr. Alvarez practices at Redwood City Medical Center in Redwood City, California. Dr. Alvarez is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Alvarez to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Luis Alvarez part of?
Dr. Alvarez is linked to Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group.
Does Dr. Luis Alvarez accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Alvarez billed Medicare for 7,878 services in 2024, and Dr. Alvarez accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Luis Alvarez offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Alvarez as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Luis Alvarez see?
CMS counts 352 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alvarez in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. Luis Alvarez bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Alvarez's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0881), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Luis Alvarez go to medical school?
Dr. Alvarez graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. Luis Alvarez prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Alvarez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Losartan Potassium and Lisinopril.
Has Dr. Luis Alvarez received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,265,706 in general payments to Dr. Alvarez from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Outset Medical Inc.
How long has Dr. Luis Alvarez been practicing?
Dr. Alvarez graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
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