Physician Profile
Alvaro A. Aldana, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Aldana
Alvaro A. Aldana, MD practices cardiovascular disease (cardiology) in Birmingham, AL. Alvaro is also listed as specializing in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. According to Medicare claims data, Alvaro cared for 976 Medicare patients across 1,389 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes, and injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295739274.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (205) 971-7500
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3686 GRANDVIEW PKWY SUITE 720
Birmingham, AL 35243
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Office and noninvasive testing
Advanced imaging
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,389 services · 976 patients · 21 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
56 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
54 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
54 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
52 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
44 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
40 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Treatment | 93970 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Treatment | 93880 |
18 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Treatment | 93454 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Treatment | 92928 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other cardiovascular diseases in Birmingham 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1989 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 8
Providers in AL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Aldana specialize in?
Dr. Aldana is a cardiovascular disease (cardiology) in Birmingham, AL. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Aldana located?
Dr. Aldana is listed at 3686 Grandview Pkwy Suite 720, Birmingham, AL 35243. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Aldana's phone number?
The number on file is (205) 971-7500. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Aldana's NPI number?
Dr. Aldana's National Provider Identifier is 1295739274. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Aldana go to medical school?
Dr. Aldana attended Other, graduating in 1989. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Aldana been practicing?
Dr. Aldana has 37 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1989, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Aldana do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Aldana performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect; provides treatments such as exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram with supervision and review by physician and routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Aldana confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Aldana. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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