Ricardo Alvarez, MD in San Francisco, CA - Medicare Family Practice

Ricardo Alvarez, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine - Adult Medicine" physician in San Francisco, California. He went to University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine and graduated in 1990 and has 34 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. He is a member of the group practice Mission Area Health Associates, Inc and his current practice location is 240 Shotwell St, San Francisco, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (415) 552-1013.

Ricardo Alvarez is licensed to practice in California (license number G73709) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1649352626.

Contact Information

	Ricardo Alvarez, MD
	240 Shotwell St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1323
	(415) 552-1013
	(415) 552-2902

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Ricardo Alvarez
Gender	Male
Speciality	Family Practice
Experience	34 Years
Location	240 Shotwell St, San Francisco, California
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Ricardo Alvarez attended and graduated from University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine in 1990

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1649352626
Provider Enumeration Date: 10/19/2006
Last Update Date: 11/23/2011

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 3678605706
Enrollment ID: I20100724000248

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Ricardo Alvarez such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1649352626	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207QA0505X	Family Medicine - Adult Medicine	G73709 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal	San francisco, CA	Hospital
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr	San francisco, CA	Hospital
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus	San francisco, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Mission Area Health Associates, Inc	1153302419	9

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Ricardo Alvarez allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Mission Area Health Associates, Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1457427411 PECOS PAC ID: 1153302419 Enrollment ID: O20040525000425

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Ricardo Alvarez is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Ricardo Alvarez, MD 240 Shotwell St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1323 Ph: (415) 552-1013	Ricardo Alvarez, MD 240 Shotwell St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1323 Ph: (415) 552-1013

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Ricardo Alvarez, MD - Medicare Family Practice in San Francisco, CA