Alexander S. Tovar, M D

Primary specialty

Colon & Rectal Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208C00000X

License

G57558 Issued in CA

Practice address

201 S. Buena Vista St
Ste #425
Burbank, CA 91505

Phone

(818) 848-8311

Fax

(818) 848-3314

NPI assigned

Oct 11, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other names 1

• Dr. Alexander S Tovar Professional name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General Surgery

Education

Harvard Medical School, 1984

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Hospital, Burbank, CA, CCN 050235

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Alexander S Tovar MD a Professional Corporation

  • Specialist
  • Burbank, CA
  • NPI 1063845782
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Providence Health System - Southern California

  dba Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Burbank, CA
  • NPI 1336173269
  NPD (past)
• Commonspirit Washington

  dba St Joseph Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1952309098
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Providence Health System - Southern California

  dba Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Burbank, CA
  • NPI 1336173269
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "state": "CA",
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        "last_updated": "2025-08-28",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-28",
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}

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• Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in Burbank, CA
• Providers in Burbank, CA by specialty
• Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 28, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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