Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada, MD

  • Moreno Valley, CA
  • General surgeon
NPI1992167886PAC ID0749684256
Medicare services, 2024
13
Medicare patients, 2024
41
Part D claims, 2024
67
MIPS score, 2024
89
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
26520 Cactus Ave, Moreno Valley, CA 92555
Practice phone
Call (951) 486-4458
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Primary practice

Riverside University Medical Center

Moreno Valley, California

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Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada is a general surgeon in Moreno Valley, California

Dr. Alfaro Quezada practices at Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley, California.

Dr. Alfaro Quezada's NPI, 1992167886, was assigned on March 22, 2016. Dr. Alfaro Quezada graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Alfaro Quezada holds California license A154966.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0749684256
NPI enumeration date
March 22, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(951) 486-4458
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

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

Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada practices at Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley, California

Dr. Alfaro Quezada's primary practice is Riverside University Medical Center, at 26520 Cactus Ave, Moreno Valley, CA 92555 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (951) 486-4458.

  • Riverside University Medical Center
    26520 Cactus Ave, Moreno Valley, CA 92555 · Riverside CountyPhone(951) 486-4458

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

Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Alfaro Quezada's primary practice is Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley, California. Dr. Alfaro Quezada is also affiliated with Riverside University Health System - Medical Center. The medical group on file is Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group (LLUFMG).

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Riverside University Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California

Surgery is Dr. Alfaro Quezada's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Alfaro Quezada is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Alfaro Quezada is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A154966 · 2018 to 2027 · taxonomy 208600000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Alfaro Quezada treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Alfaro Quezada

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

Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada billed Medicare for 13 services in 2024

CMS data shows 13 Medicare services from Dr. Alfaro Quezada across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 41 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $816 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202413
Medicare patients41
Paid by Medicare$816
Procedure codes1

Dr. Alfaro Quezada compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Alfaro Quezada
  • California median
Medicare services
13vs 16692% below
Medicare patients
41vs 12166% below
Part D claims
21vs 3438% below

Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Alfaro Quezada's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada treated 41 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 64

CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alfaro Quezada in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 25 patients. 66% of them have high blood pressure, and 61% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Alfaro Quezada's median patient age at 51, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 202441
Average age64
Average risk score1.34

Dr. Alfaro Quezada's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Alfaro Quezada's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2151%
  • Men2049%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Alfaro Quezada's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure66%
  2. High cholesterol61%
  3. Arthritis46%
  4. Diabetes41%
  5. Anxiety39%
  6. Mood disorders39%
  7. Depression37%

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

Dr. Alfaro Quezada's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 51

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men38%

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

Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Alfaro Quezada wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims for 21 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 21 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $117 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202467
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$117
Part D patients21

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

  • Generic66 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

Dr. Alfaro Quezada'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. Alfaro Quezada's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids16%11 of 67 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Alfaro Quezada for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Alfaro Quezada accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Alfaro Quezada's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 72.1of 100Quality
  • 80of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

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

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 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)

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

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Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada received $17,935 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 71 general payments to Dr. Alfaro Quezada from 8 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,518.

General payments to Dr. Alfaro Quezada by program year, 2024 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Alfaro Quezada by kind, 2024 to 2025

$17.9Kin total
  • Education$12,45769%
  • Food and beverage$2,93616%
  • Travel and lodging$2,53314%
  • Gifts$90%

Companies that paid Dr. Alfaro Quezada the most, 2024 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. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada has 3 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Alfaro Quezada, most recently The Masakichi and Mitushuko Itabashi Award in 2016.

Awards and honors for Dr. Alfaro Quezada

  1. 2016
    • The Masakichi and Mitushuko Itabashi Award
  2. 2012
    • Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Award, First Prize
  3. 2008
    • Tisch Scholar for Civic Life

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine

Dr. Alfaro Quezada graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Alfaro Quezada is a member of ACS, AFS, ASMBS and SAGES.

  1. Medical schoolBoston University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Alfaro Quezada is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Molina
  • Regence Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Alfaro Quezada accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare9
  2. PPO9
  3. HMO7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada's NPI number?

Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada's NPI number is 1992167886. It was assigned on March 22, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada?

Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada is a general surgeon in Moreno Valley, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada practice?

Dr. Alfaro Quezada practices at 26520 Cactus Ave, Moreno Valley, CA 92555. Dr. Alfaro Quezada's primary practice is Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley, California.

What is Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Alfaro Quezada is (951) 486-4458.

What is Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada's medical license number?

Dr. Alfaro Quezada holds California license A154966.

Which hospitals is Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada affiliated with?

Dr. Alfaro Quezada is affiliated with Riverside University Health System - Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada part of?

Dr. Alfaro Quezada is linked to Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group (LLUFMG).

Does Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Alfaro Quezada billed Medicare for 13 services in 2024, and Dr. Alfaro Quezada accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada's MIPS score?

Dr. Alfaro Quezada's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada see?

CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alfaro Quezada in 2024, with an average age of 64.

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Is Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada board certified?

Yes. Dr. Alfaro Quezada is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Alfaro Quezada's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada go to medical school?

Dr. Alfaro Quezada graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2016.

What drugs does Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Alfaro Quezada's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $17,935 in general payments to Dr. Alfaro Quezada from 8 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada been practicing?

Dr. Alfaro Quezada graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Jose Esteban Alfaro Quezada accept?

Dr. Alfaro Quezada is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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