Dr. Alejandro Alva, MD

  • Costa Mesa, CA
  • Psychiatrist
NPI1801816764PAC ID8123032240
Medicare services, 2024
453
Medicare patients, 2024
122
Part D claims, 2024
2,549
Clinical trials
3
Industry payments
$395,105
Practice address
3151 Airway Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Practice phone
Call (714) 545-5550
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Primary practice

Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc.

Costa Mesa, California

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Dr. Alejandro Alva is a psychiatrist in Costa Mesa, California

Dr. Alva practices at Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc. in Costa Mesa, California.

Dr. Alva's NPI, 1801816764, was assigned on July 20, 2006. Dr. Alva graduated from Universidad de Guadalajara in 1993. Dr. Alva holds California license A062396.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8123032240
NPI enumeration date
July 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(714) 545-5550
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
62
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. Alejandro Alva practices at Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc. in Costa Mesa, California

Dr. Alva's primary practice is Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc., at 3151 Airway Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 545-5550.

  • Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc.
    3151 Airway Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 · Orange CountyPhone(714) 545-5550

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Alejandro Alva is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Alva's primary practice is Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc. in Costa Mesa, California. The medical group on file is Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alva to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alejandro Alva's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc.Available with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Alejandro Alva is one of 6,803 psychiatrists in California

Psychiatry is Dr. Alva's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dmand AI has Dr. Alva's licenses on file in 5 states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Tennessee and Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A062396 · 1997 to 2027 · taxonomy 2084P0800X
  • Colorado license2024 to 2027
  • Idaho license2022 to 2026
  • Tennessee license2025 to 2026
  • Utah license2024 to 2026

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists alcohol use disorders, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, insomnia and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Alva treats.

Psychiatrists near Dr. Alva

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

Dr. Alejandro Alva billed Medicare for 453 services in 2024

CMS data shows 453 Medicare services from Dr. Alva across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 122 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,173 for them.

Medicare services, 2024453
Medicare patients122
Paid by Medicare$42,173
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3752024: 33411%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2472024: 11952%

Where Dr. Alva's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office39587%
  • In a facility5813%

Dr. Alva compared with the California median for psychiatrists, 2024

  • Dr. Alva
  • California median
Medicare services
453vs 1193.8 times
Medicare patients
122vs 413.0 times
Part D claims
2,337vs 14416.2 times

Medians across 6,809 psychiatrists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Alva'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. Alejandro Alva treated 122 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 63

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alva in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 53 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have mood disorders. 62% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.63, 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. Alva's median patient age at 37, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024122
Average age63
Average risk score1.63
Also on Medicaid62%

Dr. Alva's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Alva's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7057%
  • Men5243%

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

  1. Anxiety75%
  2. Mood disorders75%
  3. Depression71%
  4. High cholesterol70%
  5. High blood pressure65%
  6. Arthritis48%
  7. Schizophrenia and other psychoses42%
  8. Bipolar disorder32%

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

Dr. Alva's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 37

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

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

Dr. Alejandro Alva wrote 2,549 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Alva wrote 2,549 Medicare Part D claims for 197 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,337 of them, across 57 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $410,095 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,233 claims across 49 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,549
Drugs named by CMS57
Total drug cost$410,095
Part D patients197

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

  • Generic2,238 claims88%
  • Brand-name311 claims12%

Dr. Alva'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. Alva's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over14%358 of 2,549 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: 2,2332024: 2,3375%

Drugs named by CMS: 57 in 2024, 49 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. Alejandro Alva offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Alejandro Alva has worked on 3 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Alva to 3 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Alzheimer Disease, COVID-19 and Psychomotor Agitation. Suven Life Sciences Limited sponsors the most, 2.

Clinical trials with Dr. Alva by phase

  1. 1Phase 1: 1 trial
  2. 1Phase 2: 1 trial
  3. 1Phase 3: 1 trial
  4. NonePhase 4: no trials

Conditions in Dr. Alva's trials

  • Alzheimer Disease
  • COVID-19
  • Psychomotor Agitation
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Psychomotor Disorders

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Alva

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Alva

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Alejandro Alva received $395,105 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 2,604 general payments to Dr. Alva from 55 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Alkermes, Inc. paid the most, $114,108.

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

General payments to Dr. Alva by kind, 2016 to 2025

$395.1Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$255,49165%
  • Food and beverage$64,33616%
  • Travel and lodging$43,59111%
  • Consulting fees$23,3016%
  • Other$8,3062%

Companies that paid Dr. Alva 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

Dr. Alejandro Alva graduated from Universidad de Guadalajara

Dr. Alva graduated from Universidad de Guadalajara in 1993. Dr. Alva is a member of AMA, ANPA and APA.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad de Guadalajara

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Alejandro Alva accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Alva is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Humana
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Alva accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare9
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO4
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Alejandro Alva'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Alejandro Alva's NPI number?

Dr. Alejandro Alva's NPI number is 1801816764. It was assigned on July 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Alejandro Alva?

Dr. Alejandro Alva is a psychiatrist in Costa Mesa, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).

Where does Dr. Alejandro Alva practice?

Dr. Alva practices at 3151 Airway Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Dr. Alva's primary practice is Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc. in Costa Mesa, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alva to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Alejandro Alva's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Alva is (714) 545-5550.

What is Dr. Alejandro Alva's medical license number?

Dr. Alva holds California license A062396, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.

Which states has Dr. Alejandro Alva been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Alva in California (1997 to 2027), Colorado (2024 to 2027), Idaho (2022 to 2026), Tennessee (2025 to 2026) and Utah (2024 to 2026).

What medical group is Dr. Alejandro Alva part of?

Dr. Alva is linked to Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists.

Does Dr. Alejandro Alva accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Alva billed Medicare for 453 services in 2024, and Dr. Alva accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Alejandro Alva offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Alva as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alejandro Alva see?

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alva in 2024, with an average age of 63.

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What services does Dr. Alejandro Alva bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Alva's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), psychiatric service (90833) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

Where did Dr. Alejandro Alva go to medical school?

Dr. Alva graduated from Universidad de Guadalajara in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. Alejandro Alva prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Alva's most prescribed drugs by claims were Quetiapine Fumarate, Clonazepam and Trazodone HCl.

Has Dr. Alejandro Alva received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $395,105 in general payments to Dr. Alva from 55 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alkermes, Inc.

How long has Dr. Alejandro Alva been practicing?

Dr. Alva graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

Does Dr. Alejandro Alva do research?

Dr. Alva has worked on 3 clinical trials.

What insurance does Dr. Alejandro Alva accept?

Dr. Alva is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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