Physician Profile
Luis R. Alvarez Lugo, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Alvarez Lugo
Luis R. Alvarez Lugo, MD practices infectious disease in Humacao, PR. Medicare claims data shows Luis provided 101 services to 46 patients. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes and initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
License numbers are what the provider reported to NPPES when the NPI was issued or updated. NPPES does not verify licensure; confirm current standing with the state licensing board.
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
- (787) 852-0768
- Email not available
Practice Locations
HOSPITAL RYDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIMA HUMACAO
Humacao, PR 00791
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Infectious 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
- Hepatitis C
- HIV
- Long COVID
- Lyme disease
- Recurrent MRSA
- Travel medicine
Bacterial infections
- C. diff Infection
- Cat Scratch Fever
- Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infection
- Flesh-Eating Infection
- NTM lung infection
- Recurrent bacterial vaginosis
- Tick-Borne Infection
- Tuberculosis
Bones & joints
- Bone infection
- Joint infection
Cardiovascular
- Central Line Infection
- Infective endocarditis
- Pacemaker Infection
Digestive infections
- Salmonella food poisoning
Fungal infections
- Aspergillosis mold infection
- Chronic Yeast Infection
- Cryptococcal fungal infection
- Fungal lung infection
- Fungal sinus infection
- Valley fever
General symptoms
- Frequent Infections
- High fever
- Sepsis Recovery
Neurological infections
- Meningitis
Parasitic infections
- Malaria
- Parasite Infection
- Toxoplasmosis
Post-infection conditions
- Chronic fatigue
Respiratory infections
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Sexually transmitted infections
- Chlamydia
- Genital herpes
- Gonorrhea
- Syphilis
Skin & soft tissue
- Cellulitis
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Dog or Animal Bite Infection
- Non-Healing Wound Infection
- Post-surgery fever or infection
- Skin and soft-tissue abscess
Travel-related infections
- Dengue fever
- Typhoid fever
- Zika virus
Urinary tract
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
Viral infections
- Chronic Epstein-Barr virus reactivation
- Cytomegalovirus
- Hepatitis B
- Mononucleosis
- Mpox
- Shingles
- West Nile virus
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- IV antibiotic management
- PrEP prescription
- Travel vaccines
Allergy & immunology
- Penicillin Allergy Testing
Allergy & Pharmacology
- Antibiotic allergy desensitization
Antiviral treatments
- Antiviral medication management
- Hepatitis C antiviral treatment
- Mpox antiviral treatment
Consultation & second opinions
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Debridement Consultation
- Infection Screening Before Biologics
- Post-Travel Illness Workup
- Pre-Chemotherapy Infection Clearance
- Pre-Transplant Infection Screening
- Prosthetic Hardware Infection Evaluation
- Second Opinion on Antibiotic Treatment
Diagnostic evaluations
- Chronic viral fatigue evaluation
- Medical parasite clearance evaluation
- Post-sepsis syndrome evaluation
- Sinus infection culture evaluation
- Unexplained fever workup
Diagnostics & screening
- Blood Culture Workup
- Fungal Blood Testing
- Immune System Workup for Frequent Infections
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Spinal Tap Infection Analysis
- Stool Parasite Testing
- TB Skin Test
- Tuberculosis Blood Test
- Wound Culture and Sensitivity
Gastrointestinal treatments
- Stool Transplant
Infusions & Medications
- IV Antibiotic Home Monitoring
- Long-term suppressive antibiotic therapy
Lab testing & monitoring
- Comprehensive STI screening panel
- HIV viral load monitoring
- Infectious diarrhea stool pathogen PCR panel
- Mold and environmental fungal testing
- Specialized Lyme disease confirmation testing
- Tropical disease blood work
Medication management
- Atypical Mycobacteria Treatment Plan
- Chronic Hepatitis B Medication Management
- Infected Central Line Removal Coordination
- Malaria Treatment
- Oral Antibiotic Step-Down Therapy
- Recurrent Shingles Suppression
- Syphilis Injections
- Systemic Antifungal Therapy
Prevention & Prophylaxis
- Doxy-PEP prescription
Prevention & prophylaxis
- Emergency HIV Prevention (PEP)
- Needlestick Injury Evaluation
- Rabies Post-Exposure Shots
- Tick Bite Evaluation
Travel medicine
- International travel health consultation
- Yellow fever vaccine consultation
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
101 services · 46 patients · 2 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
69 | As often as other peers in Infectious Disease |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
32 | As often as other peers in Infectious 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 infectious disease specialists in Humacao 2
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 8 related providers in 1 group
Class of 1998 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Common questions
What does Dr. Alvarez Lugo specialize in?
Dr. Alvarez Lugo is an infectious disease specialist in Humacao, PR. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Infectious Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Alvarez Lugo located?
Dr. Alvarez Lugo is listed at Hospital Ryder Memorial Hospital Hima Humacao, Humacao, PR 00791. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Alvarez Lugo's phone number?
The number on file is (787) 852-0768. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Alvarez Lugo?
Dr. Alvarez Lugo's National Provider Identifier is 1649254483. 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. Alvarez Lugo go to medical school?
Dr. Alvarez Lugo attended Other, graduating in 1998. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Alvarez Lugo have?
Dr. Alvarez Lugo has 28 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1998, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Alvarez Lugo do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Alvarez Lugo the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Alvarez Lugo's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Alvarez Lugo. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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