Rafael Alvarez MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1487090858 is registered to Rafael Alvarez MD, a Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician practising at 8035 N Mastern Ave in Parkville, Missouri. Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Rafael Alvarez MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2013.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 2 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20210610001306General SurgeryOH
- I20220910000452General SurgeryMO
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Rafael Alvarez MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Rafael Alvarez MD directly at (786) 853-9356.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1487090858 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (786) 853-9356.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Rafael Alvarez MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.