Provider Profile
Paulino A. Alvarez practices advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology in Iowa City, IA. Paulino is also listed as specializing in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. According to Medicare claims data, Paulino cared for 478 Medicare patients across 719 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes, and telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073874210.
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200 HAWKINS DR
Iowa City, IA 52242
6550 Fannin St Sm 1001
Houston, TX 77030
719 services · 478 patients · 14 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Treatment | 93451 |
25 | As often as other peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
249 | More often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
91 | As often as other peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office visit | 99441 |
70 | More often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
55 | Less often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Office visit | 99291 |
51 | As often as other peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
41 | More often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office visit | 99442 |
28 | As often as other peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
22 | Less often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
22 | More often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Paulino A. Alvarez is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology in Iowa City, IA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Paulino A. Alvarez is listed at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (319) 356-1616. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
Paulino A. Alvarez's National Provider Identifier is 1073874210. 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
Paulino A. Alvarez attended Other, graduating in 2001. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Paulino A. Alvarez has 25 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2001, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Paulino A. Alvarez provides treatments such as insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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