Dr. Paul Michael Alvarez , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Columbus, OH
300 W 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 432101280
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Dr. Paul Alvarez is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on March 26, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 34 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 63048 โ Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment: 21 service units.
- 63047 โ Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 82 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 39 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tizanidine Hcl โ 28 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron) โ 15 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Columbus, OH (2024, 37 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 269. Middle half: 142 to 470.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 964. Middle half: 380 to 2,335.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 24 in 2020 to 82 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
300 W 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 432101280
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Osu Internal Medicine Llc; The Emory Clinic Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
22 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,411 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,921 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
82 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$496 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $758.91 across 10 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $758.91 across 10 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Globus Medical, Inc.: $223.54 across 4 records.
- Alphatec Spine, Inc: $163.88 across 1 record.
- Stryker Corporation: $162.50 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2019
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Alvarez has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Alvarez as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Columbus and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Columbus, OH (2024, 37 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 269. Middle half: 142 to 470.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 964. Middle half: 380 to 2,335.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Columbus, OH (2024, 37 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $26,159. Middle half: $14,377 to $90,499.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,629. Middle half: $29,789 to $144,995.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Columbus, OH (2024, 37 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,223. Middle half: $10,315 to $69,580.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $55,132. Middle half: $22,474 to $108,641.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Columbus, OH (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 67. Middle half: 38 to 117.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 197. Middle half: 69 to 466.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Columbus, OH (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $484. Middle half: $166 to $1,530.
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,246. Middle half: $362 to $3,336.
74 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Columbus, OH (923 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Columbus
25.7% of these 74 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
56.8% of these 74 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
CMS data for Medicare Part B services are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2024 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 242% from 24 in 2020 to 82 in 2024.
- 2020: 24
- 2021: 15
- 2022: 81
- 2023: 11
- 2024: 82
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 242% from 24 in 2020 to 82 in 2024.
- 2020: 24
- 2021: 15
- 2022: 81
- 2023: 11
- 2024: 82
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $119 in 2020 to $496 in 2024.
- 2020: $119
- 2021: $2,337
- 2022: $3,028
- 2023: $43
- 2024: $496
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 44% from $1,362.12 in 2022 to $758.91 in 2025.
- 2022: $1,362.12
- 2023: $172.29
- 2024: $1,853.32
- 2025: $758.91
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $758.91.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LIF | General | $163.88 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRITANIUM | General | $162.50 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XLIF | General | $115.75 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Therapies | General | $96.93 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XLIF | General | $86.91 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Therapies | General | $46.88 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM | General | $45.76 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UNID_PASS | General | $19.42 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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RELINE | General | $14.95 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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XLIF | General | $5.93 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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63048
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment
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21 | 11 | $225.42 | $33.73 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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13 | 13 | $1199.85 | $130.98 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 39 | 260 | $258.57 | 39 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 28 | 266 | $184.47 | 28 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 15 | 102 | $52.78 | 15 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-07-21NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X
Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20250731002956
OH
1456688407
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Emory Clinic Inc
1365 Clifton Rd Ne, Atlanta, GA 303221013
Phone: 4047787525
Osu Internal Medicine Llc
300 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 432101280
Phone: 6142938714
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Podiatrist
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 300 W 10TH AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 432101280 (Tel: 6142932663)
Registered at 700 ACKERMAN RD STE 2120, COLUMBUS, OH 432021559 (Tel: 6142932663)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 99038)
Registered at 376 W 10TH AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 432101280 (Tel: 6142936194)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 410 W 10TH AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 432101240 (Tel: 6142936194)
Registered at 376 W 10TH AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 432101280
Recorded as PAUL ALVAREZ, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Columbus
- Dr. John Hatheway, MD
- Dr. Jeremy Mathis, MD
- Dr. Michael Booth, MD
- Dr. Thomas Scharschmidt, MD
- Dr. Henry Rocco, MD
- Dr. Safdar Khan, MD
Mailing Address
700 Ackerman Rd Ste 2120
Columbus, OH 432021559
Phone: 6142932663