Dr. Luis M. Alvarado, MD

Dr. Alvarado practices at Riverside Medical Center in Franklinton, Louisiana, part of Franklinton Junior High School.

Dr. Alvarado's NPI, 1396793998, was assigned on May 5, 2006. Dr. Alvarado holds Louisiana license 10439R.

Dr. Alvarado's primary practice is Riverside Medical Center, at 1900 South Main St, Franklinton, LA 70438 in Washington Parish. The practice phone is (985) 795-4431.

Dr. Alvarado's primary practice is Riverside Medical Center in Franklinton, Louisiana, part of Franklinton Junior High School. Dr. Alvarado is also affiliated with St. Tammany Parish Hospital. The medical group on file is St. Tammany Physicians Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alvarado to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies, 2 skilled nursing facilities and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alvarado practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Alvarado's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Alvarado is licensed in Louisiana.

CMS data shows 1,041 Medicare services from Dr. Alvarado across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 335 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $88,773 for them.

CMS counts 335 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alvarado in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 120 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.15, 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. Alvarado's median patient age at 67, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alvarado wrote 14,698 Medicare Part D claims for 586 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13,992 of them, across 190 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,520,679 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12,588 claims across 186 drugs.

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

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

CMS Open Payments shows 197 general payments to Dr. Alvarado from 40 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,559.