Melissa M. Alvarez, NP

Melissa Alvarez practices at Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, California, part of University of Southern California.

Melissa Alvarez's NPI, 1669846002, was assigned on November 23, 2015. Melissa Alvarez holds California license 95002594.

Melissa Alvarez's primary practice is Keck Hospital of USC, at 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (323) 442-8656.

Melissa Alvarez's primary practice is Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, California, part of University of Southern California. Melissa Alvarez is also affiliated with USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The medical group on file is USC Care Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Melissa Alvarez to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 other site, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Melissa Alvarez practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nurse practitioner is Melissa Alvarez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363L00000X. Melissa Alvarez is board certified in adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Melissa Alvarez is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease among the conditions Melissa Alvarez treats.

CMS data shows 127 Medicare services from Melissa Alvarez across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 101 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,058 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Melissa Alvarez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 38 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 58% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Melissa Alvarez's median patient age at 68, with 33% women.

In 2024, Melissa Alvarez wrote 233 Medicare Part D claims for 72 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 124 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $27,607 in total drug cost.

Melissa Alvarez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Melissa Alvarez as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Melissa Alvarez from 4 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $231.