Dr. Diana M. Alvarez, MD

Dr. Alvarez practices at University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Dr. Alvarez's NPI, 1285096099, was assigned on March 22, 2016. Dr. Alvarez holds Tennessee license 65357.

Dr. Alvarez's primary practice is University Surgical Associates, at 979 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (423) 757-0860.

Dr. Alvarez's primary practice is University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Alvarez is also affiliated with Erlanger Baroness Hospital. The medical group on file is Erlanger. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alvarez to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, 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.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Alvarez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Alvarez is licensed in Tennessee.

CMS data shows 1,078 Medicare services from Dr. Alvarez across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 548 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,010 for them.

CMS counts 548 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alvarez in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 221 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, 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. Alvarez's median patient age at 66, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alvarez wrote 2,792 Medicare Part D claims for 419 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,678 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $623,333 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,617 claims across 24 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Alvarez for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Alvarez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Alvarez in 2020. Dr. Alvarez's most frequent co-authors are Joshua Lane Davis, DO, Junhong Gui and Juan Carlos Malpartida, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 83 general payments to Dr. Alvarez from 24 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $446.