Dr. Carlos Alvarez, MD

Dr. Alvarez practices at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, part of County of Santa Clara, CA.

Dr. Alvarez's NPI, 1982679239, was assigned on February 21, 2006. Dr. Alvarez graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Alvarez holds California license G66787.

Dr. Alvarez's primary practice is Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, at 751 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (408) 885-5000.

Dr. Alvarez's primary practice is Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, part of County of Santa Clara, CA. The medical group on file is The Surgicalist Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alvarez to 5 more medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 community health center, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Alvarez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Alvarez is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Alvarez's licenses on file in 7 states: California, Montana, Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, cancerous skin growth removal, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and gallbladder removal among the conditions Dr. Alvarez treats.

CMS data shows 158 Medicare services from Dr. Alvarez across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 146 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,871 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 146 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alvarez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Alvarez's median patient age at 70, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alvarez wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims for 47 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 76 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,151 in total drug cost.

Dr. Alvarez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Alvarez in 2015. The most frequent topics are Pancreatic Ducts, Cattle and Pancreatitis. Dr. Alvarez has published most often in Surgery. Dr. Alvarez's most frequent co-authors are Barbara Lee Bass, FACS, MD, Dan Robert Berlowitz, MD and David Brandon Cohen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Alvarez from 1 drug or device company in 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $30.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Alvarez, most recently Alpha Omega Alpha in 1988.

Dr. Alvarez graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Alvarez is a member of ACS, SSAT and SAGES.

Dr. Alvarez is in network with 5 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.