Dr. Roger Alvarez, D.O., M.P.H.
What this data tells you about Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Roger Alvarez is an internal medicine specialist in Weston, FL, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Alvarez performed 755 Medicare services across 628 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Alvarez received a total of $51,915 from 12 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 119 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Alvarez is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Physician | 13879 | Clear | March 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 94 | $106 | $305 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 91 | $144 | $404 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 81 | $99 | $443 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 75 | $46 | $201 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 73 | $44 | $204 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 72 | $181 | $1,232 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 63 | $22 | $358 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 35 | $134 | $447 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 33 | $74 | $201 |
| Test to measure the level of nitric oxide gas | 28 | $15 | $98 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 26 | $26 | $169 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 25 | $183 | $598 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 23 | $30 | $788 |
| Test to measure oxygen level in blood using ear or finger device multiple times | 13 | $3 | $40 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 12 | $94 | $305 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 11 | $144 | $694 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (64%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for internal medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Alvarez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 2% of FL peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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