Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Luis Alvarez, MD

Individual provider Nephrology Physician · NPI 1487685368

Luis Alvarez, MD practises Nephrology in Palo Alto, California. Graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine in 1998, 28 years ago. Practices with Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, a 3,762-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
28
Trained at
University of California, Geffen School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

795 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301-2302
Phone: (650) 328-8385
Fax: (650) 328-0286
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Specialties & licences

Nephrology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RN0300X · Licence A69276 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1487685368
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 6, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 27, 2020
Certification dateMay 27, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEPHROLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1998 (28 years in practice)
Group practice Sutter Bay Medical Foundation — 3762 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients352
Services billed 7,993 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age78

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $176,241 79 payments
Honoraria $66,750 25 payments
Travel and Lodging $56,843 188 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Consulting Fee $52,096 15 payments
Food and Beverage $10,131 165 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $8,200 5 payments

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3762 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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