Francisco J Alvarez, MD - Medicare in Palo Alto, CA

Francisco J Alvarez, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in Palo Alto, California. His current practice location is 725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (650) 497-8000.

Francisco J Alvarez is licensed to practice in California (license number C151409) 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 1174525612.

Contact Information

Francisco J Alvarez, MD
725 Welch Rd,
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1601
(650) 497-8000
Not Available



Physician's Profile

Full NameFrancisco J Alvarez
GenderMale
Speciality
Experience Years
Location725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Francisco J Alvarez attended and graduated from in
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1174525612
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/15/2005
  • Last Update Date: 04/28/2024
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID:
  • Enrollment ID:

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Francisco J Alvarez such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1174525612NPI-NPPES
0019513800001MedicaidPA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208000000XPediatrics MD035685 (District Of Columbia)Secondary
208000000XPediatrics C151409 (California)Secondary
208M00000XHospitalist C151409 (California)Primary
208000000XPediatrics MD419921 (Pennsylvania)Secondary

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. Francisco J 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 AddressPractice Location Address
Francisco J Alvarez, MD
300 Pasteur Dr # Mc5776,
Stanford, CA 94305-2200

Ph: (650) 736-4423
Francisco J Alvarez, MD
725 Welch Rd,
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1601

Ph: (650) 497-8000

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Hospitalist Doctors in Palo Alto, CA

Kevin Wei-han Chi, MD
Hospitalist
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-497-8000    
Shalini Mittal, MD
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-497-8000    
Anushka Das, MD
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Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-497-8000    
Betsy Yang, MD, MPH
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Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-493-5000    
Mundeep S Chawla, M.D.
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-321-4121    
Nicholas Gianaris, MD
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Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 750 Welch Rd Ste 315, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-724-9653    
William Ming Cheng, MD
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
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